“Microsoft finally got a worthy successor to XP, and one that’s almost as good as its target, OS X. “
Better actually but we’re not supposed to go there remember.
“Microsoft loves to use and abuse temps though. “
Most big companies do.
Yes we can, just don't get nasty. I come at this from the point of view of a Windows expert user and admin from v.2 to present, having switched to Mac three years ago for personal use. Windows 7 is good, and I have spoken rather kindly of it here. But in my experience in both worlds, it doesn't quite beat OS X yet. I felt slowed-down on Windows after just a month or so getting used to OS X. Windows expert >> OS X newbie = already faster on OS X.
As far as Microsoft and treatment of temps, they were actually busted for it. Sadly, this resulted in many temps losing even the temp jobs they had as Microsoft modified its temp practices to comply with the law.