One more Mac fan. But maybe the pro Mac brigade is always going to be more vocal in their loyalty out of perceived necessity?

For me the no brainer with with Mac is the manufacturer of hardware also makes the operating system software. For me that results in more seamless running of all applications and a distinct lack of need for third party plug-ins to add more functionality -- it's there already, out of the box as they say. But as per first para, I would say that!