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And hello--if you have to resort to voodoo economics, you are probably wrong.
I have used lots of Macs and PCs over the years. But currently I'm all PCs. The Macs are pretty but they are ultimately more useless because of their limited (and more expensive!) software and hardware, limited peripheral compatibility, and limited ability to interface (or even easily transfer files!) into business networks that are PC-based.
A friend recently lent me his new iMac for a while, in an attempt to convert me once again towards a Mac. Yes, it's a very nice machine, very pretty. But I ended up not being able to use it for much.
My kids' computer games are all PC-based. My ipod is already formatted for the PC. And I need a home computer that I can use for work too--I do not need to make crappy Win-Mac files at home that when you open them on PCs (assuming that you or your recipient can figure out how to add the file extension) give great big X's where the graphs should be. And I need my home computer to be able "talk" to my work network so I can check my work calendars when I am at home.
I ended up having to constantly power up my PC laptop to do things when I was at home, while the iMac with it's big beautiful screen just sat there.
I suppose if all I did with a computer at home was surf the net and watch movies, and if I didn't already have a PC formatted ipod and tons of PC computer games for my kids, and if my only use of a computer for work was limited to email and text files, and if my work network supported Macs, then I guess I could get a Mac at home.
But even then getting a Mac wouldn't really make sense because it is much more expensive than a PC--and why spend that much money when you can get something that will do everything you want for much less?
