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Remember, you get what you pay for.

From MadeByMark.com...
"...During the course of his own comparisons, Schwartu
obsessively tracked the time and effort associated with use and
maintenance of his WinTel and Mac computers. His surprising
finding: over the course of three years, a Windows computer
costs two to three times as much to own and operate as a Mac.
This is not religion; it's science. Download the spreadsheet and
fiddle with the numbers yourself..."

http://www.madebymark.com/madebymark/2005/10/
mac_vs_windows_.html

NewsFactor.com reports...
"There are many more Windows technicians than Apple
technicians, so their services are less expensive, says analyst
Roger Kay. Then again, "an apple technician may cost twice as
much, but he comes to see you half as often."...
"Based on suitability for task, the numbers for both platforms
are going to be roughly the same over a five-year period,"

http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?
story_id=22738&page=2

A Great Blog on this topic... (with links to hard data)

http://securityawareness.blogspot.com/2005/09/mad-as-hell-
finale-recommendations-and.html

Got 1999,00? burning a hole in your pocket?

Then you might want to read this report that states...
the purchase cost of a Mac and a Windows PC have become very
close, particularly when compared on a per-year basis for the
expected life-span of the computers.

http://www.pfeifferreport.com/store/product_info.php?
products_id=42
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