[Beejsterious]

All things considered, with a windows OS you will allways have to deal with malware. I can not afford to use any windows products as the constant firefighting of viruses, not to mention the continuous fear of visiting certain websites and opening suspicious emails is more than a drag.

I love the fact that I can open my macbook or grab my ipad and just work without worries.
Definitely worth the few extra bucks on the initial purchase. Even that pays for itself when you dont need to purchase virus protection, office programs or even the OS upgrades which are all free for macs.

Windows is no match. Apple has a clear advantage due to the fact tat they manufacture the hardware and software themselves. Windows has to keep their system open to allow the installation of their OS on hundreds of different hardware configurations.

I was once a die-hard microsoft fan, not only because I am a certified MS Engineer, but because I lived and breathed PC's. User Admin, servicing, configuration etc. But Apple makes much more sense. Steve Jobs had the right idea from the get go. Quality will prevail.

So, windows 8 tablet an iPad killer? I think not.