Buying a Mac over a PC is like buying an Acura over a Honda. YOU BUY IT BECAUSE YOU CAN AFFORD IT AND YOU LIKE NICE THINGS.
...traditionally. But these days, from what I've seen,
Windows 8 is such a crappy OS for music in some people's opinions, they stick to 7, XP, or jump to Mac if they want to stay current without having to look at that Win8 interface. I know tons of people with new PCs that wiped them clean of 8 out the box to run 7. Also know tons of guys who just despise win8 so much they say "if this is what microsoft is doing, I'm going with Mac". Also know a few guys using Linux for the same
reason, and too many guys to name who are actually what we call "professionals" who still use XP on old computers with tons of outboard gear. I guess there's guys out there doing music on Win8 who love it, all I ever hear is stuff NOT WORKING that was just working on 7.
But don't believe the hype. Macs crash, slow down, freeze, ect all the time. Not as likely to get a virus because of the programming, but now because of popularity, don't get too comfortable. I get tons of pop ups that know I'm on a Mac now, I used to get none. Not because of viruses, but from visiting a site that recognizes the computer I'm using no different than you get personalized ads in this forum directed at your interests even on a phone. But that's a start to the inevitable. The day will come when I have a new update on my Mac every time I turn it on.
With the move of technology over the last 5 or so years, not too many computers aren't capable of doing music with no crashes, hiccups, or flaws, if you're using the right OS, gear, and software. Macs are just nice things. So are Sony Vaios and those
studio PCs that come with water coolers, top of the line quiet fast HDs with ridiculous amounts of space and overkill ram you'll never use(4tb HD 32gb Ram) and carrying handles built into them that cost a grand on top of what you'd pay if you built it yourself or even ordered it from Dell.
What happens is, it's human nature to try to validate frivolous purchases. Listening to someone try to tell you the difference between a Mac and PC is like listening to someone trying to validate his Acura over a Honda. Same parts, same frame, engine, hell in the wrong country can be mixed up and you get Acura Civics and Honda legends, lol. But that guy in the Acura's gonna try to tell you it does something better than that honda.