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> Windows 7 has been very well perceived, though it still lags behind Linux/OSX. Lags behind in what sense?

• troygoode 16y ago
  Background: I'm a .NET developer in a Windows shop by day, and run OSX on most of my computers at home (except my primary desktop which is Win7 for gaming and .NET development). My major pain points on Windows that lag behind Linux/OSX: - Scripting. PowerShell is getting there, and is fine for system related tasks, but it remains a second-class citizen. - Application Installation. No apt-get; no simple dragging an app into the Apps folder. Same for uninstallation. - Security. I don't hate UAC nearly as much as everyone else seems to, but give me sudo any day. I'm also concerned by reports I've read of how easy it is for malicious software to get around UAC. - Settings/Configuration. Control Panel is still a cluster fuck and every app on my computer seems to have a different route to their custom config screen. - Startup. Yes I know about msconfig, but my wife certainly doesn't, nor does my mother. I don't hate Windows. I make my livelihood from it, use it all day with little complaint (Win7 is my favorite Windows version since Win2000), and its clearly the only real choice for PC gaming (I have like 3 games for my Macs via Steam). That doesn't mean I am or should be blind to where it falls behind its competitors. For what its worth, I have the same feeling about .NET: I use it, love it, make money off it, have fun with it; but I'm not blind to its faults.