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In the on-going techno war between Mac and PC, I'd like to throw in my two cents.

We all want Macs.

We do.

But they're too fucking expensive. I know you're going to say, come on, you'll say, it's totally worth it. Yes, I have lost two (count 'em) PCs to Microsoft's Windows Vista now so with that money I could have bought a Mac or two. But damn if that sticker price isn't intimidating.

When standing in front of the AirBook, I balance the pros and cons (while trying to avoid eye contact with the MacGeniuses - come on, why do these quasi-trained high school kids get the ego-boosting title of genius?), but end up feeling like I'd be paying an extra "thou" for black or white shiny plastic.

I'm no techno-wizard. I like my computing simple and I know Macs are as simple if not moreso than battling Vista's "mandatory patches" as they fry my hard drive. But times are hard, as they say, so I guess I'm left being Microsoft's bitch like so much of the rest of the world.

This is also why McDonald's continues to win in perpetuity - you just can't beat a $1 price tag.