On a personal level yes. Financially the question is harder to show. You do make more according to this graphic, but with interest levels, uncertain job future like the present, it is not an automatic yes. What is more interesting is that people with degrees often have problems getting jobs due to being “overqualified”. Sometimes the perception is that smart people can intimidate others, or they may not have adequate social skills and prefer facts over people.
Its clear from this Google article which one is more cost effective. You really can’t touch the cost of use when Google is offering service. In a financially challenging time companies are questioning if MS is really the best tool for the job.
He bought the Mac Pro after extensive discussions. He originally bought the iMac but said he took it back because it had problems. Since he is a heavy user it will probably suit him well.
So a gentleman is going to consolidate. Just wanted to see what peoples experiences with this was. It is wonderful how mobile computing has become. I have enjoyed my laptop immensely since it was given to me last year. The bottom line seems to go to the MBP due to the faster memory/cpu and possibly disk drive.
Some surprising stories of apple devices that have taken lots of abuse and still work great. Other great stories in the comments as well.