Everyones entitled to their own opinion , saying thats Macs have a novelty about them, well in most part that may be true, in fact thats probably why I switched. I now know from experience that Macs are for me, I believe them to be more stable, I love the ilife applications as well. I still use PCs because some of the software I need only runs on windows. I wonder if your friend has ever used a Mac? If he knows you like them, he may be trying to wind you up? Ive had friends Like that, But look at them now, they all have ipods and love them!