Windows has a lot of issues, but there's one key item that should be brought up - the problem with Windows isn't the registry. Production servers around the world run on Windows without issue, see http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/today/top.avg.html
It's the user base that is the problem with Windows. I guarantee when everybody and their grandmother starts using Linux, we'll start finding problems with Linux that we never knew existed.
That said, I have one Linux box (ubuntu 9.04, going to .10 this weekend), one OSX laptop (hackintosh'd netbook) and two Windows. One is already running Win7 (RC), and my copy of Pro is on the way.
God, I'm such a nerd.
It's the user base that is the problem with Windows. I guarantee when everybody and their grandmother starts using Linux, we'll start finding problems with Linux that we never knew existed.
That said, I have one Linux box (ubuntu 9.04, going to .10 this weekend), one OSX laptop (hackintosh'd netbook) and two Windows. One is already running Win7 (RC), and my copy of Pro is on the way.
God, I'm such a nerd.