I helped my parents set up their new computer this year (Vista SP1) and bought myself a MacBook a couple weeks ago to see what all the hype was.
Vista was WAY easier to get everything configured/running (getting my MacBook to print was a 4 hour exercise) and I've had more crashes already with my MacBook than they have with Vista in a few months.
The biggest problem with Vista is third party software/drivers. No one that programmed windows apps for years knows how to program for a system that has a locked down OS. They are use to everyone being an administrator and being able to change whatever system files they want (which caused a lot of instability in Windows). That's why you are inindated with those annoying security popups. OS X has them too, but they come up rarely because people that program on a Linux/Unix based system aren't used to being allowed to change system files.
The Mac is pretty cool and there are many things I really like about it, but also many that drive me nuts. It's not light years ahead of a windows machine like most mac users (who always seem to act like they invented the Mac or own a billion shares in the company and therefore defend them to the death) will tell you.
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