Which software is better Mac or Windows? Why?

Please explain why, if Windows is better i'll download it.

Get a Mac and have both Mac OSX and Windows on the same machine.
Have the excellent Mac, with both OS, why choose when you can have both.

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    Which is Better Mac or Windows?
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    From Apple is The Best!!!!!!!

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    Here is some reading material for you!
    A Customer Experience Index report from Forrester Research came to the conclusion after studying almost 4,600 computer users' experiences from 2008 and asking them to score the ease of use of their computers, how enjoyable the experience is and whether or not the systems fulfill their owners' needs.
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    Switching from Windows to Mac:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2514?viewlocale=en_US
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2518?viewlocale=en_US

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