Is it worth switching to a Mac?
minalecs: I recently switched from linux to mac, and I would not pay the apple tax again.  I force myself to use the fisher price os they call osx, to justify the apple tax i payed for the hardware.  But being a windows to mac user may be a better transition.  For those that say use Vmware.. why not just buy the cheaper hardware and run windows.  The hardware is all commodity, and you are not getting any benefits from the hardware, compared to x86 vs ppc days.  Mainly is a software point of view.  From what I've found in ubuntu repository any software I ever wanted or needed I could find for free.  To make osx usable for me, I've had to pay for quite a bit of software. I find it much less productive.. my best example is .. on standard keyboard layout .. press ctrl + c , and notice how your hand is shaped.  Its already in an extended position for the next key.  Now on mac to copy its command key (apple or win key) + c ... you hand is curled into like a ball.. and no matter how long you use it, its still awkward, and not as natural when typing.  For me I wanted the *nix environment + the stability, and osx does deliver, but the price is your computing freedom.