I agree that Apple QA seems to be getting worse. But in my experience Windows has its share of problems too. I have been using Ubuntu LTS without problems on

I agree that Apple QA seems to be getting worse. But in my experience Windows has its share of problems too. I have been using Ubuntu LTS without problems on an older notebook. Only use the MBP a couple of times a month. Some scanners, etc are still too difficult with Linux. But for everyday work Linux is far less hassle than either OS X or Windows. YMMV.