Sorry, but I fail to see where I ever advocated using a Mac running a PC emulator solely to run PC programmes. Defeats the purpose doesn't it?
All I ever stated was that you can run PC programmes on a Mac if you have the need. If it is your primary need then I think even someone who is a leddite would be able to figure out that it would be better to get a PC in the first place.
For anyone with normal PC needs for internet access, word processing, spreadsheet and graphics then a Mac is by far the better option for functionality, design and practicality. To expect an 'emulator' to somehow run faster than the machine it runs on defeats logic.
Sorry you feel that you have been somehow conned but as I mentioned above, the best reason for running a PC emulator on a Mac is to remind you how utterly pathetic the world of Windoze really is when it comes to operating system design and functionality. No one ever denied that you can get a squillion GHz Pentium Megathumping PC compared to the latest
Apple Mac G5 which I believe only claims to be a 2GHz machine. However, I believe that far too many people believe that just because their PC has a Squillion GHz that somehow that in itself means something.