The more I look around, the more it seems that nobody who does what I do suggests doing what I'm suggesting. I imagine there's good reason for that. I'm hearing from creative types who use Mac software for graphics or video, I'm hearing from people who really just don't like Microsoft, but I'm not hearing from software developers or sysadmin folk who find any advantages at all on the Apple platform. My considerations were based on the idea that there might be Mac software I would discover and love, but it seems more like I'd need to be a musician or an artist to appreciate the Mac.