Windows has got a lot better but you still hear horror stories. You can get a good stable and even secure system but it strikes me you really have to know what your doing in order to do that.
To get a good stable and secure Mac with OS X you just switch it on.
I've been using OS X for a couple of years now and I've never had any serious problems with it. I've had it crash a few times but these are few and far between. Safari used to be quite flakey but it's a lot better now.
It's also improving, 10.3 is considerably faster than 10.2 and the minor updates often speed things along further. It was slow in the past but I've no complaints about it speed wise now - and that's on a G4.
There's a ton of software out there for it, you do have to pay for a lot of it but it generally works well and is good value.
There no stupid driver problems, I plugged in my camera iPhoto fired up and got the pictures. On windows I had to install the software and drivers first and it managed to hose my scanner in the process...
I'm like quite a few geeks who like computers but also like usability. I know of quite a few people who also have Macs these days. The desktop s by far the best I've ever used but if I'm so inclined (I'm not) I can also install KDE or Gnome. Being BSD based there's also a ton of *nix software avilable so if you like getting under the hood you can do that - but the thing is you don't actually have to if you don't want.
If you have a task to do and just want to get on with it they're great. There's a good level of integration and Apple seem to fix things that need it. It's not perfect but the things which are annoying are being removed.
Yes it cost more but as far as I'm concerned it's worth every penny. I doubt I'll ever by a PC again unless I absolutely have to.
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BTW if you are missing a DOpus 4 style manager put 2 finder windows side by side. Works beautifully for me.
