My point is that "quirks" like these are in the eye (or fingertips) of the beholder. Surely, someone using a system for years will find a new system awkward to

My point is that "quirks" like these are in the eye (or fingertips) of the beholder. Surely, someone using a system for years will find a new system awkward to use. To play devil's advocate, I would choose a platform 3x the cost because (a) I'm used to features that Windows users call quirks, and (b) I receive > 3x the value from that system. In my own case, I find that I like Windows 7 a little more than Mac OS X these days.