After having used a Mac now for a little over two years after coming from the Linux/Windows dominated world, I can now understand a few things.
* We love our Macs. Not just like them, or prefer them, or think they're okay. I mean, genuine affection for the little powerful machines.
* I can kind of get how Windows users might consider us a bit pretentious. It's hard not to be when you're getting work and play done while they're cussing and banging their fists on the desk.
* When stuff happens with Windows, such as the latest virus/worm, or shenanigans MS likes to pull with Vista DRM, or SPX or whatever it might be, I just don't care. For my job, yes, but personally I don't care.
* Insults about MacOS X and Macs in general that get e-hurled from ignorant Windows users are completely ineffective. Bounce right off. I'm a what because I use a Mac? [Substitute appropriate slur here.] Okay, fine, whatever.
* I do not necessarily want all the Windows users to 'see the light' and get a Mac. Nah, we don't want them. It'd be like when AOL started to invade USENET back in the early nineties. We have our own special little club, and the cost of admission is high. We like it that way. Shoo. And take that ugly Dell with you.
There's another board I visit and every now and then a Mac related story comes up there. The comments these days are the usual "mac users are pretentious ghey metrosexuals who use overpriced hardware", but then that's quickly followed by several retorts from very recent switchers who are "I dunno dude, I just got a Macbook and it's like, the best notebook I've ever owned. I used to be like you, but now I think that's no longer the case". Of course, there's also the hardline ignoramuses who will never buy a Mac because Steve Jobs 'killd heez fadder' or some foolishness like that and take glee in spreading their crap all over the 'net. Well, you'll get those in any group. See point #4 regarding those.