You apparently came looking for a takedown; I didn't promise one, and I don't know why you're saying I did.

I said Win 7 "edges out" Snow Leopard. "Edges out" means just beats out, it doesn't suggest a "takedown." As I acknowledged, the ways in which Win 7 surpasses Snow Leopard are small and in many cases matters of taste. (Libraries is more customizable than Smart Folders because you can, among other things, restrict it to searching certain areas of your computer, or just a select few folders, which is useful for certain applications.)

The real win here, as I pointed out, is that Windows users now have a world-class OS. If you were looking for me to say that Win 7 will make your morning coffee, sure, you won't be pleased. But for users stuck using an 8-year-old OS, an upgrade that puts their machines on par with the Mac is not nothing.