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Yet when I use Windows 7, I must remove software one-application-at-a-time.
Ooooooh, the humanity.
I've been around computers since the punch card days. While I'm NO fan of Windows, this article is nothing more than another whining "my dad can kick your dad's butt."
Ah, no it can't.

I've been around computers since the punch card days. While I'm NO fan of Windows, this article is nothing more than another whining "my dad can kick your dad's butt."

I only go back to paper tape and core memory, but you are quite right.

There has been ample shareware, freeware, trialware etc. since the CPM days. CPM, AppleDOS, 680x0 MacOS, MS-DOS, Windows, OS2, Amiga, BeOS and a boatload of others have always had these.

With Linux, you get critical mass for some of these products, but OpenCalc still ain't Excel. None of the database front ends are as good as FileMaker Pro or even Access. The best of the apps get ported to Windows as well.

Linux provides an important function, as do major Unixes (AIX, HP/UX, BSD), MacOS and, yes, Windows. All of them have a role, which is why so many large organizations have some of each.