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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tomtill" data-source="post: 4597413" data-attributes="member: 37444">MacI use both Macs and Windows. I prefer Macs overall. I use Windows for specialized purposes.More to the point for this poll, if I have a choice, I will choose to run the software version that runs on the Mac, even if it is missing features. If I bother to crank up the PC version, it is only because I really need those particular features. If I can avoid using the PC application at all, I usually do. If there is a native Mac version written in Cocoa, I will use that instead. Why?Note that I agree with previous posters who said that Apple QC has deteriorated. I believe the thin notebooks they've released are overly flexible and prone to problems as a result. (I hope the new solid aluminum ones will have solved this issue.) I believe that Apple should do a better job of standing behind their products, and make a greater effort to keep their offerings in line with the rest of the market cost-wise (after all, they are built now using off-the-shelf components). I dislike elitism. That said, I haven't noticed any particular largess from PC companies like Dell or Sony, either, though the consumer does benefit from greater competitive pressures.So why use Macs? I am familiar enough with XP that others come to me to help troubleshoot their computers, both software and hardware. I have built two from the motherboard up. I use XP every day at work. I maintain my wife's and daughter's XP, and my son's Vista. I am writing this long post because I am asking myself this question: why do I gravitate towards Macs, even though I have to deal with "premium" costs and incompatibility issues?I can't think of an easy answer. Only that overall, after several hours of use, I am less likely to be frustrated by MacOSX than Windows. It is even a pleasurable experience. Your mileage may vary, especially if you have been heavily trained under Windows. The workflows are quite different.  Oh, and if you are in the market for a new computer, Macs of today have almost nothing in common with their legacy, other than the name and the Apple logo. They are modified Unix-based systems on Intel processors (usually with relatively anemic graphic cards).</blockquote>

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