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just figured i would throw in my 0.02 about a few of the statements made within.
1) Saying a device is "missing" a button is basically like comparing a remote control to one tv to another. This remote is missing X number of buttons. My current keyboard has ~130 keys, and I use it like my old 104 keyboard. More buttons != better. Plus, as stated before, you can always use a different mouse. I was using a two button mouse for about a year before I fronted the cash for a new one, I wouldn't say it was "missing" a scrollwheel and it was for PC (although, I missed the scrollwheel)
2) Yes, I find OS X to be cumbersome (but not too bad), but I am also not a big fan of GUIs. My typical GUI has 3-6 console windows open, and that is it. Using menus and icons just isn't for me. However, this is my personal preference, it doesn't mean OS X is a bad operating system, it just means to me it is more difficult to use.
3) The application gap (other than with mainstream games) has closed significantly to almost the point of being nonexistant, although if you are a programmer and you typically program for a certain processer family, then another processer family doesn't do too much good (this becomes a PPC vs x86 debate then, which isn't a Mac vs Windows issue any longer)*
*Yes, I know that you can run other OS's on PPC and vice versa, but the fact is, most people with PPC use a Mac OS, and most people who use x86 don't, so it is best to stay with the group you are targetting.
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