Originally Posted by
mordy2000
If you look at it purely as a cash transaction at the time of purchase, your point is a valid one. But from all the stories I hear from friends who have spent money on additional subscriptions to virus and spyware programs, who have struggled constantly with many technical issues (granted, many of those related to Vista from what I understand), and who have lost countless hours of work configuring and reinstalling software, the money adds up pretty quickly.
For me, in a need-it-now kind of business world we live in, I can't afford to be cheap on a tool that my business relies on. I'll spend the extra few bucks to come out on top.
Mordy
None of that applies to me. I tried to find Macs I could afford and have always struck out. Windows hasn't ever cost me much to run and maintain. AV software is free, as are many other good software. The only software I've ever had to spend a lot of money on is MS office and Photoshop (both over priced just like Macs IMO, YMMV).