It's not that Windows (XP SP2+) is bad per-se, it's just that the alternatives (OSX, Linux, BSD, etc.) are much better for nearly all use cases of the technical

It's not that Windows (XP SP2+) is bad per-se, it's just that the alternatives (OSX, Linux, BSD, etc.) are much better for nearly all use cases of the technically savvy. Unless you're doing Windows development, of course. Or own a Zune.