Seriously, why all the arguing over this? Mac's have their place, of course, just like PC's.
What we need to be worried about is all the retarded school kids buying expensive laptops to do their homework. Money no longer seems to matter, which means these idiots will perpetuate our current economic situation. Which of course is based off poor money management for those of you who can't put 2 and 2 together.
Parents need to stand up and say, "hell no, a $3000 laptop is NOT going with you to school!" Even if the kid can affford it with his/her own money the parents should explain the lost concept of need vs. want!
Now if you need a mobile video workstation or some such, sure grab a Mac if you think it's worth it. Otherwise be a WISE consumer and get something better and cheaper.
Own a BMW/Merc/Jag, etc? You fall into that entire economic crisis cause thing I mentioned earlier. If you bought it used for a good price, you're exempt