[TheDopp]

And what Macs can do for me that PC's cant is save time. I've got Unix with an easy to use UI. I don't have to worry about driver conflicts for something as stupid as a mouse or have to modify config files to get something to work. For my parents I don't have to worry about fixing their computer that's been loaded down with trojans and spyware, nor having to be there to install something as basic as a printer.

I'm not going to bother getting into the hardware argument because it always ends the same way - somehow an inferior spec'd machine is better than the mac because its cheaper.

1.Mice and printers are plug and play and use legacy drivers.

2. Even idiots can use Microsoft Security Essentials and with UAC there is virtually (or emually, because you think that they are synonymous) no way to get viruses on anything past vista

I can chock those two up to not using a PC since 1999.

but 3."What inferior spec'd machine"? You can build a top-of-the-line pc for the price of a low-end mac pro on the spot. I really hope I am being trolled on this one and that nobody is as brainwashed as you sound.

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and to answer your question: Mac users aren't happy they are deluded.

1. Most mice and Most basic (not all) printer functions are, yes, if the drivers are pre-loaded. Dealing with Hardware is just one way that OSX saves me time.

2. So there's no such thing as spyware or malware on Windows anymore? UAC is flawless? Color me surprised.
(And for the record you keep interchanging Virtualization and Emulation. Not to belabor this point but Emulation EMULATES something, Virtualization provides VIRTUAL access to something. Virtual PC emulates x86 hardware [A Pentium 2 if I remember right], VMWare Fusion Virtualizes access for Windows to use the Mac hardware while OSX is running. Cider and CrossOver are WINE based - Wine Is Not an Emulator - it translates Windows API calls, like DirectX, to applicable calls on Linux/OSX environments. Cider/Crossover are not perfect, but they provide less overhead than a Virtual environment provided by Parallels.)

3. Like I said, I'm not getting into this because (as your example showed) you're not doing like-for-like price comparisons and unwittingly choosing the high-end non-home-consumer product to compare against (Mac Pro - which hasn't been hardware refreshed in a couple years). The stereotype of macs being more expensive is as old and tired as macs only having one mouse button and the only game they can play is Photoshop.

Hooray 4 more days till GDC.