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When you factor in the additional resources it takes to maintain a windows computer (annual renewing antivirus programs, office applications, whatever software your into, photo editing, music creation, video production, web design, or DVD authoring for example) the Mac is dramatically cheaper as it includes everything mentioned minus the office suite (which is available for $79)
Also consider the lifespan of an average windows computer being 2-3 years; whereas, the Mac is typically 8-9 years. Imagine buying that windows experience 3 times in the amount of time owning one mac.
However, the price tag of an initial Windows computer purchase is much less, but it wont stay that way for long, the trials they provide expire after 60 days, the restore CD's they don't provide you with (with the exception of some higher end computers...the ones that cost as much or more than the macs) will need to be purchased or made in case the Antivirus (you also HAVE to buy) or the second rate hardware that comes with a cheap price tag fails you....
And if you want to compare the price of software, considering Microsoft is a software company... Current OS - Windows 7 ranges from $199-$419, Snow leopard is $29..... Productivity suite - Microsoft office ranges from $149-499, iWork is $79....
source: working in a popular consumer electronics store selling PC's during xp-vista and vista-7, while owning and using mac OS X at home =]
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