I bought a mac book because it could run windows.  I installed windows on it and i have tried unsuccessfully to get into the mac side of things.  The dvd player doesn't work under windows, so i boot to mac to watch movies and such, but I always go back to windows.<p>Under Mac, I don't like the way the mouse moves.  I don't like the window resizing. I don't like that I can't maximize a window.  I don't like it isn't really all that stable. I get the spinny rainbow wheel.  I've seen other people's macs lock up in the middle of a presentation.  I find the mac constricting.<p>You may disagree with me, which is fine.  But to say that people use windows because they are forced to isn't true.  I use windows because I prefer it. Maybe it's just familiar.  I dunno.  I started out on Apple IIe's decades ago, but I don't really have a problem with windows.  I think most microsoft issues are religious.  When you add up the hardware and the software for a PC, they're much cheaper than macs.  The hardware is nice, but I probably won't buy another one for myself.<p>EDIT:  I do wonder sometimes if I'm "holding myself back" by not learning another environment. I do understand the advantages to *nix and another reason I bought the mac was the underlying kernel for the OS.  Perhaps I just got locked in.  I don't find it unsettling though.