No more linux for me...

[mikeymike]

By the gods! It's even more bloated than Windows!

I can't wait to hear the justification for this one...

[mikeymike]

I basically use my computer for surfing and some simple web-design. I want a small, fast OS without web-servers, advanced backup utilities (I burn everything to CD), and three zillion other utilities that I have no use for.

I've never seen a Linux distro installer that you couldn't choose to install totally unnecessary stuff.

X however, is a valid target for "bloatware" criticisms.  How many typical Windows users need a GUI interface that can run over TCP/IP?

[mikeymike]

@ alx

Finally, i hate the way that the heavyweight desktop environments (Gnome and KDE) claim to be really innovative - but all they do is copy windows

I think maybe you ought to read up on your GUI history.  In short, everyone has copied from everyone at some point.  And if you think Windows is the most innovative one, you're very much mistaken :-)