though it sounds like there is some huge resentment there likwid....
well said.
i hate os wars. find what is best served for the given task and use it.
I have to use all three Mac / Windows / and Linux and am always open to finding the best solution with an unbiased approach.
I don't feel this way about our Mac users or full out linux fanatics. Mac users in general have such a hate on for windows (a la the smear campain commercials).
what are you trying to do?
internet, email, and documentation?. by a cheap dell for 400 bucks and off you go.
photoshop/ lower grade education? get a mac
gaming? spend some time and effort in your research and get a windows box.
database windows / linux both have a pretty good back end solution (s)
programming? pick your poison
or
don't