... afterall whats wrong with an operating system and then installing what/only the software or drivers that you need?
Back in the days of the windows 9x series that was the case, you could install/uninstall the components you needed along with the central core of the OS. Since XP that option has been denied us. I'm all for having some kind of modular system whereby you install the core and then bolt on the tools that you want.
But aren't M$ being a bit short sighted assuming a PC's primary (and most important) usage is the internet?
For me my PC has 4 basic functions:
1) It's an office machine
2) It's a communications interface
3) It's a multimedia centre
4) It's a games machine