Windows sucks! I don't want to debate you Tom. I am simply talking from personal experience. Yes, Mac's are a little pricey but in my case, I think we will save money in the long run.
Brian
We can agree to disagree, Brian. It's all good.....
I've got a dual Xeon workstation class machine on my desk at work, an IBM Thinkpad on my desk at home to VPN into work, my home Windows system also in my desk, my wife's windows system on her desk, and a guest system upstairs our kids use when they are here. With the exception of the Thinkpad, I built them all. They all run Windows XP professional. They have never crashed but I'll say I'm a very careful person and I understand PC hardware very well. I know how to test hardware to ensure it's working properly. Software, I guess pretty good most of the time...
We run active virus scanning behind our router, and routine maintenance runs automatically on all the machines (OS updates, defragging, virus scanning) at regular intervals. We do not download every freebie "spamware" program on the internet we can find. I'm pretty careful but the payoff has been solid, completely reliable platforms we use for work and entertainment, most every day.
You can argue that the average person wouldn't do the things I've done, wouldn't know to take the care we take, and it would be a valid argument.
Long and short of it is that a computer is a tool. The games I play run on this toolset, not on any others, Linux included. I'm knowledgeable with these tools, have great success and have no reason to change.
One guy's opinion - B.B.S.