I have grown up on the Windows/DOS platform, I love that platform, and would/will never give up that platform. But I am interested in the developements coming out of Apple the past few years. The developements have triggered my curiosity so much that I am looking into purchasing a Mac laptop (I say laptop because - a: I do not know whether I want a Macbook or the Pro, and b: because I enjoy building my machines too much to ever go with a desktop system) so I could experiment with the platform.
But there are several things keeping me from doing that. And the biggest is the technical background on the Macintosh. Mac has always been advertised as the easiest computer in the world, and that may be true, but I am not usually looking for easy. As a Computer Engineer/IT guy, and all around computer enthusiast (I breathe computers) I am not looking for easy and simple. That is why I am posting this forum to get some insight into the technical side of the Macintosh Platform.
Is the Macintosh a technical leader? I personally know that I am guranteed a technical experiance if I so choose to have one on the Windows platform. Can the Mac keep up with the technical side of Windows, or is it strictly easy to use (computers for novices). Now I have researche the Mac platform extensively, and I understand the entire architecture, the Mach Unix kernel, and so on and so forth, but I am still not convinced. Thanks to all who help.

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