If your PC is crashing, the reason 99% of the time is hardware failure (which happens to Macs too) or incorrect configuration, which doesn't afflict macs as much because they are aimed at people who aren't naturally good at computers. This is both a blessing and a curse - it is harder to get set up a PC correctly, but you can do a lot more with it.. Moreover, you can control _exactly_ which components go into it.
The other 1% of the time is due to bad coding. This hasn't really been an issue since XP launched over 10 years ago, so we can discount that from modern music PCs unless you are using some obscure sequencing software or something..
Viruses and malware on the PC are rife because it is the most popular platform - who wants to write a virus for an operating system hardly anyone uses? But it is ridiculously easy to stay safe online, even if you do opt not to run antivirus software. All it takes is a bit of common sense. The people that get viruses on their computers from opening suspicious .exe attachments in an email they received from an unknown sender and a mysterious mail body containing what appears to be a russian translation of porn fantasy involving snow white and the 7 dwarfs, are probably better off with a Mac anyway..
(not to say that is always the reason - it does sometimes happen and isn't really the users fault, for example if their kid uses the computer..)
My new DAW is proud to run Windows XP. :>
-Annikk
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