For those who haven't read the article and think this article is just anti-Apple flamebait as the title suggests, here's the corresponding Windows slam: http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/guides/2010/10/the-21st-cen...

Both articles are very well written with legitimate criticism, and are careful to point out why things are the way they are, which are often legitimate reasons, even if the author doesn't agree with them.

Edit: oops: my comment was a reply to this article: http://arstechnica.com/apple/guides/2010/10/the-21st-century..., which I read at the same time, with a similar title. Sorry.