Sorry Mule ...
apache, perl, sql, Ruby are not designer issues.
They are the very things that power this board.
Apache = Web Server
perl, ruby (this board uses php) = programing languages
SQL = the database of a site (these days) ... in a sense a programming language.
for many these options = bloatware.
However, I guess you wouldn't call all those free demos and what not that comes with your OEM windoze CD bloat.
But can you turn XP/Vista into webserver with 1 click?
OSX is very much a work tool and not just some fancy UI dressing and eye candy.
It is very much a geek toy.
Apple is only a "boutique" computer company because of total world sales. Not because the OS is the problem. Apple themselves are the problem. But then again ... Warren Buffet probably uses macs
Eventhough, I am a mac user, I still believe that each OS has it's own benefits and flaws.