Thanks for offering to "show me the light". And I really don't mean that to sound like you are knocking on my door asking me to become a christian. You have been too patient, I can feel that "baggage" getting lighter as we speak.
As soon as I can buy a Macbook that does not look like a Socket Set box and I can use it to work seamlessly with the rest of the world's existing applications and existing proprietry formats, I will certainly join your ranks. And thanks to your advice, I cetainly won't be using Norton at that time