John Zoltak writes:

> Is Windows flaky sometimes, hard to configure, etc? Sure!
And it's not just Windows.

[snip]
> So I'm not one who usually defends Microsoft, but I will say
> that it was/is a great effort to get Windows, working the way it is.

Of that, I have no doubt. ;)

> P.S. Don't even start the MAC argument!

I won't.  This isn't about religious wars.  This is just that ALL of
the desktop computing platforms are too complex.  That may be why
some (Lou Gerstner comes to mind) have said that the era of the PC
is over.

--Glenn