Well, When my family first, finally got a computer, it was MS Dos.. then Windows 3.1
At school, it was always Mac. First it was those weird monochrome computers with everything built it. I actually liked it because it was easy to use, and have various applications. We didn't have much on out PC at home.
Then, as I got older, and the computer changed, I started to prefer Windows because I could do a lot more with the system, versus a Mac holding my hand like I'm an idiot (and the "drag the disk to the TRASH to eject it" pissed me off too... as well as the Mac needing to verify my disk before I could eject it, whereas I could just pop it out on a PC). Also, Macs constantly had "Unexpected Error" and "Program Suddenly quit" without telling you a damn thing. That pissed me off. Then it turned into pretentious marketing. About "how cool" it is, etc... this adds hundreds of dollars onto a something, where that extra money is merely for the name and nothing else.
Mac also had the "we have these awesome programs for free and you don;t need to worry about drivers" thing... well, you buy anything, you either have the disk, or windows has the driver, or you download it. No big deal. Just marketing for people who don;t know anything, ergo, pointless for the most part.
And plus today, I can get a TON of free programs to do various tasks. I don't care if the O/S comes with them.. In fact, I prefer that it DOESN'T.
However, Windows has always had its issues, but the user is always able to have some control over the system. I know where to go to edit various settings and such. As far as a Mac, I never knew where anything was. (keep in mind I know nothing past the iMac), Settings and such that were a breeze to find on a PC, was an amzonian hike without a compass or map on the Mac.
Now, Vista advertising is pissing me off. That "Mojave Project" crap. It's obviously people that have no clue about computers. I bet you they are showing those people aesthetics and other programs for doing things... and not actually showing how the system actually works or runs... which is what an Operating system is for. Anything else can find found via 3rd party programs.
I'm in a position where I know more than the next person about how to operate a computer, however, I am not knowledgeable enough to make a jump to something like Linux. I can deal with Windows easily, but I'm not dependent upon Microsoft programs for the most part. It did take me several days to get my new computer to the settings I wanted, with all the programs I wanted, with new defaults and such.
And since I have not touched a Mac since the iMac first came out, I'd be so freaken lost that getting a Mac now is not a realistic option. And last I checked, they were expensive as Eff-all.
