> but I have this suspicion that if I had bought my mom > a Mac instead of a PC I wouldn't have had to fly to her house periodically and > rebuild her computer like I've had to do a few times over the years ...
Some very intelligent people descend from dull kin. Those situations I deem 'buy the warranty, so some other dumb fuck can fix your dumbfuckness'.
Of course, in my case, I generally fix my own dumbfuckness. But I have the...insight...to at least do a google search.
Anyways, I've heard that if the figures were reversed, Mac would be just as vulnerable, simply because more people would be interested in and devoted to getting at 'em.
Consider it high comedy....sincere tragedy....whatever...don't take it personally.