[for-q-clinton]

Actually the less intelligent buy them because they don't understand they can get a machine that runs more software for less money and is more reliable.

MAC OSes have always crashed. I understand OS X is finally where NT4/2000 has been, so it looks like MAC has fixed that problem. The only difference between old MAC OS and win9x is that the MAC would crash gracefully and hide what really happened to the user. The 9x user would get a blue screen and know something bad happened.

I guess it depends on what you like. Do you want to know your system crashed and what caused it? Or would you rather your system just reboot and let you get back to what you were doing? 6 of one/ 1/2 dozen of the other.

[Cultural Jihad]

Mac? Oh, yeah. Isn't that the PC which is kind of almost like Windows in a way, except that the mouse has only one button on it? :)

[gratefulwharffratt]

It seams that if people truly understand activation AND still complain about it, it reveals that they tend to think they should get to buy the OS once and install it on as many machines as they want.

MAC OSes have always crashed.

I have been reading this whole thread, and I just have to say that you are someone who's advice concerning computers should be ignored with extreme prejudice.

Have you EVER used a Mac, or ANY distribution of Linux???? Do you make your living selling MS products or servicing them???