Some of those were valid points, but here's where I pick out the techie one

Devices. I don't know what's worse, /dev or ploughing through the Win2K registry trying to find exactly what "PCI Audio Device" is, then using Google to look up random parts of the vendor string in the hopes of finding a driver.

IMO (and no, it's not even humble ) they both have messy bits, Windows just hides it a little better.