And a couple (really cool) art and music programs aren't enough to make me go for a bland interface, mind-numbingly dumbed down technology and myriad more tiny quibbles (those goddamned mouses!) that, when added together, become a deal-breaker.
Considering the fact that I fully intend to feed myself off of, well, making music, and considering the fact that Macs are just plain easier to use (and don't fucking freeze for no good reason every two days, and also don't get viruses), it's kindof a deal-maker.
The more people get macs, the more viruses there will be, while OSX may be more secure, I don't know that for sure, and I do know that there will be security holes in it, just not enough people use it to make it worth making lots of viruses to go after them. I say that Linux is probably the safest, because as soon as a virus comes out, you will have hundreds of people working on fixes, while Microsoft doesn't want you screwing with the technical aspects, that is what Linux is for.
My elementary had Imac G3s (those are the ones with the big bright colored monitors, right? That is what I remember best) for a couple years while I was there, I am pretty sure they have upgraded them sometime in the seven years since I was there, I don't remember seeing them last time I was there. They still had apple IIs as late as '98 or '99, though, so there is no guarantee. I remember really liking them then, but I also know that I did not try doing anything complicated with them at all, mostly what I did was play Oregon trail and... there was one where you played as a fish, trying to eat the smaller ones while avoiding getting eaten by the bigger ones and the herons.
It is the games that are most important to me, I have good antivirus software and spybot S+D, and I don't do stupid stuff, so I am usually fine, though I would like to find a free firewall better than the windows default one, which only seems good for blocking my video games when I first set them up.
And I plan on getting a degree in Computer Sciences, so if I don't know how to use windows, I am SOL.