Mixture. Windows had eject on floppies since W95. It was only enabled (and visible) if the hardware reported it as supported. Most PC floppies didn't have automatic eject but not Microsoft's fault.
Many people forget that Mac OS and Windows are fundamentally different in that Mac has always had a tightly controlled limited set of hardware to work with wherease Windows (and the PC architecure) is open. One of the main reasons why I chose Windows over Mac most of the time because I am an incurable futzer. In that regard, Apple has a much easier task than Windows although the gap has closed enormously.
Personally, I prefer Windows 7 to OSX, even in terms of usability which the Mac always used to lead on. Been using it for months now (still on the RC) and it's fast, stable and well organised. Love it!
Last edited by Simonta; 24th Nov 2009 at 22:50.