You know, for all I care, Windows is a great product. I myself cannot make a shell program, and I highly doubt that 90% of those who complain can either, with that 10% being exceptionally generous.
If you don't update windows, your a moron. You don't update anything, well that's your problem, and in anycase, you should not be a shard host. Microsoft may have a stranglehold on it's partners and companies, and is the "Big Man" everyone likes to "stick it too", but at the same time, they got there cause someone obviously knows their customers better then themselves.
More then half the people I have heard complain about Windows has it installed in their own computer. The other have are Linux/Unix Diehards that have nothing other to do then get a hardon by stirring up OS discussions.
They all are good, they all work, but it's a simple matter of personal preference. However, no matter which way you go, update the damn POS and be considerate of your members, as their time went into the (hypothetical) server you just let a teenie-bopper destroy cause you can't follow installation instructions for the .NET.
