SWGS: Thanks for the EQ info... I didn't realize that. I got out of EQ before then, so I must've missed the news. Of course, 4.5 years is still a long time to wait for an avid gamer.

I agree that you can't declare Windows "the winner" based solely on gaming support, but it IS an important issue for a lot of people. I'm now a console gamer after ~15 years of being solely a PC gamer, and frankly gaming is of vital importance to me. It's how I relax (along with books, movies and music). It also motivates me to stay current on technology trends, which is important for my job as a programmer.

At the end of the day, the mac vs. PC debate is dead. With few exceptions, either one can get the job done for any given task. Gaming is one of those exceptions... or perhaps I should say "advanced" gaming. Otherwise, it's all about what you prefer. I'm stymied by the simplest of problems that my wife has on her school bought iBook, but I can squint funny at a Windows PC and give you a full system diagnostic.

OS X has fixed a lot of old problems with MacOS that I used to make fun of. :) Windows 2000 did something similar for the PC side (with XP bringing it to the masses).

One final thought that will show my remaining PC bias: isn't there a good deal of FUD coming from the Mac side about how "Macs are better for graphic design"? Is there anything graphically intensive that can't be done as easily on a PC? Any popular graphical package not available for the PC? It was PC's that really pushed consumer graphical power to new heights thanks to (you guessed it) gaming. I know many graphic designers tend to prefer macs, but this is an argument I still hear in favor of macs on a technical level that just makes me scratch my head.