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As far as I'm concerned the OS has always been the biggest selling point for buying an Apple, so I would never buy an Apple and then run it exclusively in Windows as that would defeat the purpose.  I also don't need parallels or dual boot for anything I use though, so it's basically a moot point.

The thing that usually breaks first for me on any computer is the hardware.  They get a lot of use and legitimately wear out.  Having said that I have one mac that did 4 years in the chain gang and retired to run a media server, it's 8.5 years old now and still going.  This one is 4 years old, the screen goes black if it gets bumped, the left arrow key is sometimes unresponsive, I've worn a hole in the command key, and it started making weird noises as of two days ago.  It's taken a lot of abuse lol.  In my experience, the apple stuff has been way more durable.

The best thing about the software is that it is reliable and convenient, all updates are free for the life of the device and there's no other subscription fees for basic stuff.  It prioritises user experience over background tasks, which makes for lower blood pressure   It has sandboxing so if a program does malfunction or get a bug, it doesn't affect anything else.  No security issues, no defragging, no anti-virus.  It doesn’t randomly decide to do updates and lock you out either.

As dero touched on, all of the devices and apps work together.  Passwords, contacts, calendars, anything that's been bought on the Apple ID or added to iTunes is all synced, security codes in my SMSs pre-fill on the computer, and any documents or photos that are stranded on a device are easily transferred using airdrop.  I do not pay extra for more iCloud storage, if I did the documents and photos would sync across as well.

All in all Windows will do everything a Mac will do, the hardware is generally cheaper, you can customise every inch of it, and it will work on any brand of hardware you choose.  It's basically the Swiss Army knife of operating software, which is both its greatest strength and its greatest weakness imo.  For a lot of people it's all they need, and it's what they're used to using.

As far as general cloud stuff, Dropbox is antiquated software for antiquated people that want to think they’re edgy because they're "in the cloud".  Google drive I don't really use on purpose, but since I use google suite extensively (google sheets, google docs) they save in google drive anyway.  I only use word or excel when I have to, and if I wasn't currently using it for free I'd think twice before paying for an office subscription.