If nothing else, anti-trust concerns could be enough to put a damper on things. Then, there's a host of liability concerns ("Microsoft said it was okay"). Tha

If nothing else, anti-trust concerns could be enough to put a damper on things. Then, there's a host of liability concerns ("Microsoft said it was okay"). That said, I think there is, and has been, plenty of room for improving application management in the Windows space. One of the things that I appreciate about Ubuntu/CentOS is that I don't have to look for apps, nor even worry if I'm getting the correct version (usually :) ) I just select it, wait, and then start using it. Windows really needs this kind of simplicity. It's too big a chunk of work for me to pull off (negotiating with Redmond would be an effort, all by itself), but coming up with a Windows "distribution" would be really cool. Something reasonably well-tested, with a means of easily selecting and installing apps which have also been tested. (Edited to fix an incomplete sentence)