Is this as true of "grown-up" Windows (NT, 2K, XP) as it was of "baby" Windows (9x, ME)?
Probably not, but MS definitely "have their own way of doing things", according to my contacts...
Will the
grown-up versions be better than the
baby-Wins (in this context) ? probably. Will they still share some of the legacy baggage ? Almost certainly

Make what you will of that