These arguments are stupid.
You want a 32 bit graphics system? get Windows XP
You want transparency and 32 bit icons? get Windows XP
You want memory protection? get Windows XP
You want integrated debugging built into the OS? get Windows XP
You want a fast TCP/IP stack? get Windows XP
You want built-in CD burning? get Windows XP
You want backwards compat all the way back to the 1980s? get Windows XP
You want driver support? get Windows XP
You want a choice of great web browsers and office apps? get Windows XP
You want fast, cheap, bug-free, always-in-stock hardware? get (a PC for) Windows XP
You want something that's "out there and in use"? get Windows XP
Get my drift? this is like watching two beggars fighting over a mouldy steak, right in front of a fancy restaurant.