Windows's messed up; scare tactics from Symantec; Mad as Hell; buy an iMac now and; Mossberg says

Windows is broken. Microsoft admits it. Their Longhorn is so messed up that they turned to Linux for inspiration for their Vista OS.

Symantec tries to sell their anti-viruses to Mac users by scaring them. It's not working.

The "Mad as Hell" series was about a writer's sojourn into switching to a Mac. It was viewed as being widely popular. As his final word, the writer gives out his final Recommendations and Total Cost of Ownership Analysis. It comes in PDF and Excel files.

BusinessWeek gives the new iMac a 4 and 1/2 stars out of 5 and recommends that anyone interested should buy one now rather than waiting for the MacIntels in 2006.

Mossberg says that when switching to a Mac it doesn't mean you have to spend money for new progams all over again.