Indeed, that was a fanboy rant. I'm positive you haven't looked into any other OSs and as such just aren't open to change.
You pay $1500~ for reliability, and in some cases familiarity. I used to be all anti-Mac but really that's because all I ever used was Windows. If you ever get into a position whereupon you are forced to use a Mac for an extended period of time, your Mac homophobia will disintergrate.