heh. its amazing how your rant focuses 100% on the task at hand, and 0% on the software. im just imagining how that experience would have been on a windows PC.... (install, reboot, curse, uninstall, reboot, curse, uninstall, curse)
want another mind blower? try emailing the person who wrote that software. mac developers (used to people actually PAYING for their software) are notorious for fixing user complaints quickly.
from the machines to the users the mac experience is certainly a unique one.