It depends on how much your time is worth. At (for example) $100/hour, the cost of troubleshooting Linux looks less appealing that spending $129 for OS X.
Different people have different cost/time trade-offs. For most people, paying a little up front for ease-of-use is a rational choice.
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It depends on how much your time is worth. At (for example) $100/hour, the cost of troubleshooting Linux looks less appealing that spending $129 for OS X. Different people have different cost/time trade-offs. For most people, paying a little up front for ease-of-use is a rational choice.