I had a kind of similar feeling: the Mac hardware tag price is going higher and higher while its performance doesn't come close that of PC, but on the other hand I utterly don't want a PC running Windows 10.
I actually like Windows a lot: I was running Windows 7 as my main operating system on my Macbook Pro for years (until HDD problem, and sadly Windows cannot be installed on a disk connected to the optical sata connector). But I hated the UI nerfing coming with Windows 8. I used it nonetheless because I needed it for Windows Phone development.
But Windows 10 is another whole story. Beside the very unpolished UI, the major blocking point for me is the forced update system. Not that minor updates is a problem, I would apply them anyway, but Microsoft also releases entire new operating system via this system and brand them as updates (eg. Anniversary Update). This can break compatibility, this can mess up the whole system (it happened for each release so far) and it is totally unacceptable for me, as a computer science educated people, to let a third party replace my whole system on my hardware without my consent.
Because I don't except the Mac situation nor the Windows 10 one evolving in a way I like in the foreseeable 2 or 3 years, so I end up buying a Macbook Pro retina 2015 with 256GB and French keyboard layout. Note that I only did that because I'm in a short trip in Japan and the yen/euro conversion rate helped my paying 1214€ for a machine sold 1 689€ at home (= 475€ off) and I wouldn't have buy a new Mac at its full French retail price. I love the retina screen, but I feel forced a bit forced in my buying.
I actually like Windows a lot: I was running Windows 7 as my main operating system on my Macbook Pro for years (until HDD problem, and sadly Windows cannot be installed on a disk connected to the optical sata connector). But I hated the UI nerfing coming with Windows 8. I used it nonetheless because I needed it for Windows Phone development.
But Windows 10 is another whole story. Beside the very unpolished UI, the major blocking point for me is the forced update system. Not that minor updates is a problem, I would apply them anyway, but Microsoft also releases entire new operating system via this system and brand them as updates (eg. Anniversary Update). This can break compatibility, this can mess up the whole system (it happened for each release so far) and it is totally unacceptable for me, as a computer science educated people, to let a third party replace my whole system on my hardware without my consent.
Because I don't except the Mac situation nor the Windows 10 one evolving in a way I like in the foreseeable 2 or 3 years, so I end up buying a Macbook Pro retina 2015 with 256GB and French keyboard layout. Note that I only did that because I'm in a short trip in Japan and the yen/euro conversion rate helped my paying 1214€ for a machine sold 1 689€ at home (= 475€ off) and I wouldn't have buy a new Mac at its full French retail price. I love the retina screen, but I feel forced a bit forced in my buying.