Apples are so great and I have a bridge to sell - or am I seeing the light?

I've used a Mac before for Pro Tools, Avid, etc, but have been mostly a PC guy for most of my life, mainly becuase of two reasons.
1) The PC was always faster, it was faster and cheaper to build, and even if you went with an off the shelf box, or Dell, it was upgradable and a little more future proof.
2) The second reason is I develop samples for PC audio programs GigaStudio, (PC Only) and Acid (PC only), and at the time, ACID was the only thing out there - in fact, it was the Acid (Sonic Foundry guy) that left Sony Media and developed Garage band.
That said, I saw the scooping up of Logic by Apple which was a BLOW to Avid/Pro-Tools, as the MAC base and AVID was a good partnership. But then Avid started to see the light, they new NATIVE was getting stronger and more powerful, therfore they bought m-audio.
Now, a few things before I continue my rant. I don't like closed ended systems and dispise some business models, for example, Pro Tools LE allows for a limited amount of tracks and if you want to work with picture you are forced to by the DV tool kit which is another pop into your bank account. That said, I know foley guys that work in huge studios then come home and work on Pro-Tools using a mbox and dv toolkit and are forced to buy more hardware for their work, which I hope never happens to the Macbook (in-ability to use FCP Suite).
The point I am starting to get is, I am a creative person and I am starting to realize a few things.
Macs are now just as powerful and the new macbook (although I disagree with the $150 charge for BLACK) let alone the business model to make you pay $400 more just to get black with non-dedicated GPU, it is just as powerful as the DUAL G5 which many and I mean MANY use today for the final cut studios, pro-tools HD, or LE, Logic, Digital Performer.
But what is striking to me is that the more I look into Apple and Apple care, I see seminars about how to do (fill in the blank) which is all about creating. Every software platform they have/create are for the creatives and that's what I am. Now, with that said, I have Cubase SX and a AMD Machine and lots of plug-ins, but you know what is missing? All those seminars and learning tools on how to get the most out of it.
I live in California and am seeing more and more demand for final cut editors, I opened garage band, Sound Pro 1.5, Logic and without ever using it was able to move, command hold and drag loops, create and do a lot without ever looking anything up. I can only wonder what I could do with a Macbook (same as Dual G5) and Final Cut Express HD (is the 400FW limiting though)??? And am also curious as to what the apple care can and will offer? For example is there a schedule of events?
Anyway, I am starting to see the light and am starting to realize it like this, while the stat on the richest 3% of the population controlling the world, and apples market share is what, 5%? I wonder of all the Albums, CD's, movies, etc, are created using mac software! Sure, they use AMD RENDERING FARMS and I would love to know more about how I could link a Mac to a PC and make them synch in harmony, but am starting to wonder, what took me so long, or is it just that I am looking for another excuse to not make music, and get bogged down with trying new applications and software?
One of the things I do like though with the idea of starting to go all mac, is the idea that for once in my life I want to start buying ALL my software and start using those programs only and mastering them while at the same time, taking in seminars of these software programs (PRO TOOLS, iDVD, Final Cut) and get some good skills that can help pay the bills while I work on my own music projects.
Sure, it's great to own $10000 of dollars worth of Orchestral software, hardware, etc, but am wondering by defending the PC all the time and speed, if that point is now moot and to start focusing on one thing at a time.
Does this make sense?
God Speed!

Hi musicomposer,
And am also curious as to what the apple care can and will offer? For example is there a schedule of events?
I'm assuming that the above is the your main question. A good place to start are the Apple Stores. There are three in Los Angeles and they regularly hold seminars/workshops. Just book yourself on the ones that interest you and take it from there:
http://www.apple.com/retail/beverlycenter/week/20060604.html
http://www.apple.com/retail/centurycity/week/20060604.html
http://www.apple.com/retail/thegrove/week/20060604.html
To view the locations of other Apple Stores and what workshops they are holding simply look here:
http://www.apple.com/retail/
RD

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