Initial setup is always a one time-cost, it takes maybe a day of your time to setup things on any computer (maybe it be Linux, Windows, or Mac). The point is M

Initial setup is always a one time-cost, it takes maybe a day of your time to setup things on any computer (maybe it be Linux, Windows, or Mac). The point is Mac still blends a good combination of Unix terminal, nice GUI, and less hardware problems. I have to admit though, it really depends on what type of developer you are. I do web, so I mostly stay in the browser and the app (RoR/Django/etc), so not many issues. Perhaps other type of developers need to use Linux or Windows for their specific environments.