Are Mac and PC equal?

The end game is absolutely equal these days (though mac will not be as prone to malware and virus'). You get out of both what you put into them, and you will be limited by your knowledge and ability to research, learn and teach yourself about the platform you choose. I have found Mac to be more stable, but less tweakable and much less online resources to get in and figure things out when there are problems. I believe Mac would be easier for a new user, and almost configureless so more plug and play than windows plug and pray. Though, windows 7 leaps and bounds over prior windows os. I am a windows guy for life but I am not limited on doing dumb things by just that.

I've actually found (one of) the bigget problem with windows is its integration to IE (or lack of). It just kills it. Google Chrome runs much better than IE BUT, remember, windows can't run "unmaintained" by the user effectiently or even just decently. It REQUIRES malware detection and removal (as well as virus) on a constant basis. If you go into your window services, most uses will find hundereds if not thousands (yes, thousands) of problems. Thats what slows you down, gets you booted off sites, slows down downloads, etc. (needed a new hard drive lately???) Your puter is like your car or home...needs to be serviced.