Oh no he didn't just go there. Sorry dude but you'll probably get a swarm of smackdown from the mac users our there.
I was an OS9 user back when Autodesk has products for the mac. OS9 and most of the applications for it were pitiful. But you're mentioning a product that was available 10 years ago. 10 years ago most software was pretty pitiful. When OS9 was out, I had no preference over MAC or PC. Once OSX came, I quickly became hooked on OSX.
Your argument has holes. A mac is cheaper when you consider lifetime costs. A decent iMac with i5 quad core and 4Gb of ram costs $1200. This machine will easily last 6-8 years, I stretch my macs for about 8 years just fine though. OS upgrades are $29 and you can opt to skip versions. The iWorks suite (office equivalent) is $30 for new or upgrades and you can skip versions. There is no need for acrobat pro because Preview can do most of the common tasks Acrobat pro can do. Not to mention a better UI, it is more intuitive, it doesn't crash, it manages multi-processing really well, it is 64-bit only and hundreds of other benefits. Total costs over 8 years for everything but photoshop and Revit will run you about $1,700 if you maintain the current software for most applications every year.
Now you say you can pick up a PC for under $1000, lets say $800 and we'll disregard the fact that most desktops will need a monitor to go with that. Now every time you upgrade Office and Windows it'll set you back around $400 for both. Not to mention I need a paid PDF app to rearrange and edit PDFs and create PDFs. I need a program to take screenshots in less that 5 minutes, and I've gotta buy a new machine every 2-4 years before it craps out or slows down. By the time you buy two machines and upgrade only once, you've just shelled out $2,000 without any monitors, speakers, or Acrobat Pro.
Our office spends more money of microsoft crap than it ever would on mac equipment and software. Also don'f forget that next month, Apple is selling their full blown server software for $49. You can buy any mac machine you want and turn it into a server for an extra $49. That sure beats spending several thousands on MS server software and then more thousands a server itself. Their server software allows you to turn anyone's workstation into a server, so you can hit two birds with one stone there too.
Not only does apple have better software, fewer viruses, higher quality hardware, and the highest customer service of any tech company in history, despite everyone's preconceptions, they are less expensive solution with a more user friendly and stable experience.
