Final Cut and Adobe Premiere

Apple's Final Cut and Adobe's Premiere software are both semi proffesional video editing programs. There are not many differences between the two, but many people decide to take sides. For many years, Final Cut was seen as the only serious option for film makers and that when premiere was introduced, it was simply trying to mimic Final Cut. Though, in more recent years they have caught up and in some ways excelled Final Cut.
Final Cut (up to Pro 7) and Adobe Premiere both work on, more or less, the same layout. The two pieces of software are relatively simple to switch between, the biggest difference being the location of buttons and shortcuts etc. There are some times advantages to one piece of software, as it may have a feature the other doesn't but, these features are usually added in the next iteration of the other software.
However, the biggest advantage Premiere has over Final Cut is how it syncs seamlessly between the Adobe suite. This means, if you require the use of Photoshop, After Effects, Audition or anything else, it requires very little effort and is a smooth process. This is why I am transitioning from Final Cut Express to Premiere Pro CS6 and any future home editing will be done on this software.