There are several reason why I will not switch to a Mac, and I thought I would outline them right here for you. I am not a PC loyalist, but there are endless things that erk me the wrong way.
Corporate companies do not buy Macs
I have been in the corporate world for about 10 years now. How many Macs have I seen: 3. How many IT people know anything about Macs: not many. Where do Mac requests go: they are pawned off onto others.
Macs are shiny turds
Sure Macs have a decent operating system, but there are many things going against them (to be mentioned soon). You can't take a pile of crap, make it pretty, and expect it to be wonderful. It's still just a steaming pile of pretty crap with users that advocate their butts off (more on the users to come).
The Mac advocates are their converts' tech support
"Macs are great. You should buy one. You aren't cool unless you buy one. Alright I bought one, now what? Everyone around me knows PC. How about I ask the person that converted me."
I think I will just stick with pushing PC. I have enough problems to want to become someone's tech support. Everyone uses a PC. Good luck finding help from the people around you.
Mac users are awful
My brother once said, "It's not Macs that I hate, it's Mac users." Couldn't be more true. Mac users are like a cult. It's like the Mormons knocking on your door and trying to get you to convert. It's relentless. It's an elite club. If you don't have a Mac, you are inferior. It sounds a lot like a religion, doesn't it?
Mac users are defensive. PC users have at least one thing that Mac users don't. It's the ability to keep their mouth shut about how fantastically wonderful their computer is.
How about an arm with a side order of leg?
Macs cost a ton. Steve Jobs said in a previous speaking engagement that Macs are the same price as PCs. Couldn't be more false. How about a Mac Pro for close to $4,000. That's with 1GB of Ram. Who gets an 8 core machine with 1 GB of RAM. It's only $300 more for each GB of RAM. Ridiculous.
Why no viruses?
Because there aren't any Macs. Their market share is pathetic. The share is growing, which means one thing; they are going to become targets of viruses, and other creepy crawlies that supposedly plague PC users. The more market penetration, the more likely that someone will become more malicious against your system.
Is Mac security better? Probably not, but why would hackers target a small group when they can have their way with an army of PC users.
Would you like black, white, white or white?
You don't like the Mac's style? Too bad. There are endless possibilities with PCs. You can build your own. You choose your own hardware. You don't have to wait months and months for a new shiny turd to come out.
Let's face it. All hardware is made in China anyways. Stick a fancy cover around it and it becomes a premium.
Games? What games?
PCs have tons and tons and tons of games. Macs don't, and the ones they do have suck.
Ridiculous ads
If Mac ads were true, then all a PC could do is Word process and crunch numbers. Let's face it; PCs can do more. There is more software, which is everything. What good is the shiny turd without instructions?
Macs crash too
I have been running Vista since the beginning. How many times has it crashed: 1. I walked into the graphic designers cube. We tried to open an Illustrator document and it crashed. It proceeded to crash 3 times before I was forced to leave and come back.
More arms, more legs
Want to go from 10.1 to 10.2. Cha ching. Want service pack 2. Here you are for the cost of a library book. If you argue that those are major upgrades, I completely disagree. You may get a few new features that are free downloads for PC.
There, I feel better now.
In conclusion, while Macs are a viable option, please read the post above and made an actual decision based on the facts, not what Jim Jones says to you. (extra points to those that get the Jim Jones reference.)
Edit: And one more thing. iTunes is the next "Real Player". What an awful music interface.