Even though I don't own any Macs at the moment, my next computer will most likely be a Mac Mini. For $1100, I can get a Mac Mini and a large Dell LCD monitor and do more with it straight out of the box than I ever could with my Windows machine (which cost the same) straight out of the box. After spending hundreds to get Macromedia Studio MX, Pinnacle Studio Plus, and a host of other applications, my dual processor 3GHz P4 computer could finally do something that Macs could do right out of the box.
And with the latest Macs being able to run Mac and Windows, I don't think I'd ever buy a Windows-only computer again. The tons of amazing software that comes with a Mac are definitely worth the extra cost.
Besides, I think some healthy competition for Microsoft would do them and the consumer good, as it would actually force them to create better software. When you control 97% of the market, what incentive is there to create software that makes people say "Wow!"? If those numbers were to jump to even 80% MS, 15% Apple, and 5% other, now Microsoft would actually have to create better products to keep from losing more market share. Just look what Mozilla Firefox did to light a fire under Microsoft to get them to improve Internet Explorer.
In case anyone every really wondered, Team 228 is a Mac team. Our Mac to PC ratio of computers owned by the team is 4:1. 