I wouldn't say the software update thing is any better on Linux than it is on OSX (I do love just typing "apt-get install vim"). In Linux I end up installing /a

I wouldn't say the software update thing is any better on Linux than it is on OSX (I do love just typing "apt-get install vim"). In Linux I end up installing /a lot/ of things outside of apt/yum just like I install a lot of apps outside of Apple's App Store. There's actually a lot of pros/cons to each platform.