And that's the best that can be said about the transition process I'm putting my husband through right now. He desperately needed a new computer, and so I figured we might as well switch him over to a Mac, since all of our other computers are Macs.
The problem is that he is, how can I phrase this to put him in the best light? Well, "uncomfortable with change." And so all the little things that some of us would adjust to fairly easily, like the different placement of the "close" buttons on the windows (on the right on a PC, on the left on a Mac), first alarm him, and then annoy the hell out of him.
There have been a few times when I was afraid that his head might explode. For example, there were a rough couple of minutes when he thought I had accidentally erased all of the notes in his Outlook contacts file. Ditto when he became concerned that he wouldn't be able to access any of his email from last year.
But to his credit, it's been less than a week since the big switch and he's hanging in there. And learning a bit more every day.
The takeaway lesson here is that if you're thinking about making a switch to a Mac, go for it. If Mark can do it, so can you.
Update: September 17, 2010 - It's been a rocky summer, but all is well. He still has the occasional question, but overall I'd say the switch was a success. And I'm not constantly worried that the house is going to be invaded by viruses.