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My 2 cents.

I have a technical background and specialize in PC repair. Windows Vista is exactly what made Apple as popular as it is today. Vista was a complete flop, and is the reason why Windows 7 is already out. As far as hardware goes, most Macs use Pentium processors now and many other components that used to be Microsoft/PC only. Macs can even run Windows and many other Microsoft programs now, so the only real difference in the hardware is that you will pay a lot more for an Apple. For software, I personally prefer Windows, but it depends what your goals are. If you are into gaming, then you are probably better off going with PC. If you are into graphic design, video editing and production, then you are better off going with an Apple. For business use, both are not that much different. There's not really anything you can do on Mac that you cannot do on a PC, and vice versa, besides the compatibility of some games and applications.

From a technical standpoint, I prefer Windows because there are many more options in control panel, where Macos seems much more basic. While it is true that Macs are more secure, this is not because they have better security than Windows. It is because they have a smaller market share, especially in the business world, and this makes them a much smaller target. If Apple starts to outsell Microsoft corporately, then you will start to see tons of viruses infesting Macs as well.

I personally think that Apple should stop making machines, and should focus solely on their operating systems. This is where they excel. Their hardware is overpriced, and often difficult to upgrade. MacOs is what makes Apple what it is today. This way users will get a choice of what OS they want to put on their new machines and they aren't forced into buying one thing or another. They could buy a Dell, HP or Sony with MacOs preinstalled instead of Windows. I think that would be much better, instead of Microsoft having a monopoly over all of those companies and their hardware.