I am not against windows, as i am using it. and will probably upgrade to vista after the first wave of updates come out (fixing all the release bugs). as for linux, i use it dual boot on my machine with windows.
ah yes, and on to the subject of macs... if you want a "good" mac, buy one now. the best thing about macs is their processor architecture. mac and AMD processors share the same architecture which is far superior to Intel. HOWEVER, mac is switching over to intel processors sometime in the near future. I think this is going to cause a change in the computers that are used for heavy production (Video editing, sound recording) which are mac now... but when they switch to intel, i have a feeling that AMD is going to be powering the next generation of high performance machines.
Vista BETA Review 
