Mac or PC?

I've been a PC user for the past 11 or so years. And my poor Dell kept freezing and I would dread even turning it on because it was so slooooow. So in looking for a computer I thought I'd open up my options. Needless to say I didn't know how passionate people were. It became the unexpected Great Debate.

An example:

Innocently in the middle of playing a game of Go I bring up the mention I'm thinking about getting a computer. Should I get a Mac? or a PC?

Fellow Go Player 1: Mac! Macs are great! They...

Fellow Go Player 2: No, No, No! PC's are cheaper, they can do everything the Mac does and...

Fellow Go Player 3: But the Mac is more intuitive and they're much more fun and easier to use! They have a greater aesthetic!

Fellow Go Player 4: But PC's have so much more software and...

and thus continues the debate for a half hour while my Go game is put on hold.

My brother,in the midst of getting his Computer Science PhD votes for the PC. A friend who is a writer and a Computer Science Professor votes for the Apple. (He programs in Unix he says.)

My sister says the Mac is no longer the more intuitive computer. People at work make up things about what the Mac can and cannot do to mess with my mind. And I, on the other hand, end up only more confused and no better off than when I started. *sigh*

So what did I decide? I'm typing to you right now on a Blade Clear Cube PC. But, then again, I'm at my workplace.

Apple or PC? One's a fruit and gives me visions of home. Apple pie, Carmel Apples, Trees. The other stands for Personal Computer and gives me visions of cold unyielding plastic. When a third of my life is now spent in front of the computer, I choose home. I chose home. Even if it is might be a marketing ploy and it is just a name.

At home, I have a beautiful computer that gives a powerful VVVROOOOM!!! with a touch of the on/off button. It did take me a half hour to figure out how to open the disk drive. Other than that I love it. :)