Jim,
Some people bemoan the switch to OS X like here
http://thalo.net/groupee/forums
I love the OS, it hardly crashes, and when it does, I can fix any software problem w/different tools - so far. I understand that the older Mac system was big on Human Interface Guidelines; maybe less so but regardless, there's a learning curve. I'm anxious to see how Mac's perform on new Intel chips coming up soon. I don't see $MS as a necessary evil since I can get any program I want except for real specific ones or for gaming, Go to an AppleStore for fun and let me know what you think.
Best, Allan
PS Just compare a PC desktop in aesthetics vs. the iMac:
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/...=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
Vs:
http://www.apple.com/imac/
But serious Power Users have to be careful w/Macs; not for long 'tho..