Is it worth switching to a Mac?
donw: I switched from being a long-time Linux user to a Mac sometime in 2005, and have been overall satisfied with the results.Pros:
- Can play well with both Windows and Linux/Unix.
- Things like printing do 'just work'.
- Ability to test my apps on all platforms via VMWare.
- Cut and paste works.
- Drag and drop works in a very intelligent fashion.
- Multilingual interface is a snap.  And it works.
- MacPorts works well enough to not make me pine for apt-get.
- Having a consistent interface is surprisingly neat.
- Spotlight makes life much easier.
- I have a real Bash shell, just like under Linux.
- Lots of neat little shell bits are integrated into the OS; like ssh-agent knowing how to interact with the Keychain.
- I can no longer live without Expose.Cons:
- The Finder needs improvement.
- Much slower than Linux.
- Not quite as stable as Linux.
- Hardware is more expensive, with fewer choices.
- FileVault and Time Machine don't really play well together.