We went Mac - hubby works with computers so was unsure how easy it would be. After we plugged mine in and it installed and set itself up, he got a MacBook pro. I believe if you want to use the windows programs via bootcamp, fusion, or parallels, you still have to buy a version of windows. I don't miss anything Windows at all, but then again, I don't use quilting software yet, so will be interested how this turns out.