Individually the user only looses a few seconds for each of these items - but collectively it adds up and makes the user read Everything cautiously and makes them more hesitant to try new things and use their computer. Conclusions Now add all these things together. Figure out how much wasted time is saved on a Mac, and figure out how much that time is worth to you - not only in dollars for the time, but in dollars for your sanity. That is where the real costs of computers and productivity need to be factored in. The whole point of this site is that Computers are supposed to work for you, not against you.
Lets compare a computer to a tool, like a circular power saw.
I can use a saw that has no safety features - but I should not have to. We rate the saw based on how useful it is, how safe it is, and how much we use it. Computers should be the same way. The Mac is a better tool - it is safer to use, easier to use, and more powerful. Having 27 attachments to a saw is useless if no one can figure out how to change the blades, or if the saw has so much torque that it pops out of your hand when you turn it on and accidentally cuts off your foot.