I think I'll step in here for a second. I flat out hate Windows with every fiber of my being, even if I have to use it for certain programs I've already grown accustomed to.

Now, I have every right. I've used Windows since Windows 3.11: WFW and yes, I've used just about every OS.

Windows 3.11: WFW *
Windows 95
Windows 98 First Edition
Windows 98 Second Edition *
Windows NT 4.0
Windows 2000 Standard/Professional
Windows Millennium Edition
Windows XP Home/Professional *
Windows Vista Home Premium/Business

Any Windows version that has an asterisks (*) is my favorite of them, but that's not saying much. I've never had the displeasure of using Windows CE/Mobile and that's a good thing. From what I was told by many users, crashes too much and it's too slow. MAYBE the new Windows 7 (Mobile and x86) will fair much better, but not since the end of Windows 3.x has there really been a "stable" Windows OS.

Anyway, think what you will of Windows. Even if they had a free mobile version that could be put on our devices, I wouldn't use it, not even for testing. Still, I use Windows XP Professional on my PC because:

1.) It's a "decent" OS for this PC
2.) Some of the really good programs I work on everyday don't work under WINE in Linux
3.) I got it for free from M$

Anyway, that aside, I'd Mer is going to be really awesome once it's out of Alpha/Beta and is basically on the same level as Maemo with initial end-user release.

Jesse~