Mac Sales Bonanza?

Great op-ed piece from e-Week on the upcoming bonanza for Mac sales, and why.

It makes basically the point that I've always made; a $500 computer is exactly that, and extremely limiting. Because what people forget is you're going to spend hundreds in software to get you doing what you want to do; Appleworks and iWork are only $79. Office is what - $300 to $400? You want to edit videos? Spend more money. Want a good graphics card? Spend more money. In the end, the real cost of owning a mac over time is much less than a Windows PC.

The great thing about OSX (and Windows has great things too) is that when I use it every day, everything seamlessly integrates. It's like the Lexus of computing; smooth, efficient, fast, and will get you out of any traffic.

To me, Windows is like driving a Ford Taurus. Good computer, will get you where you need to go, but, if given the choice, based on the complete experience, would you rather drive a Taurus or a Lexus?

p.s.- I am proficient on all of the big three- Windows, Mac, and Linux. There are tasks Windows works very well for, and it is not a horrible platform, useless or anything like that. It's quite useful and I use it every single day. I just prefer Mac OS X.