I have an IMac now. After years of dying & crashing PC's we thought we'd switch over. My husband hates it. I love it. lol!
The learning curve will get over for you fast if you use it daily like I do, then you get used to it.
Oh yeah, about the software. You really have to look for it. I was pulling my hair out I couldn't find a simple program that made greeting cards!!! But I finally found one!! YEAH! And it's fantastic. Called "The Print Shop for Mac" by Broderbund. We also bought Word, Powerpoint & Excel For Mac but my husband says the Word just isn't the same, and thats the part he hates.