It's interesting that you think Windows will be better and more stable.
From Microsoft's document "Windows will take about 2 minutes to boot" - you have to laugh out loud really. What on earth is it doing for that time?
My Galileo Gen1 with Intel's IoT Linux distro on it boots in about 15 seconds.
Also interesting that you think it'll be easier to connect to and program for - well, only if you are already familiar with Windows and not linux. The exact opposite is true for anyone who is familiar with Linux and not windows.
I have much experience with both, having been with Windows since the early days of MS-DOS's "Shell" command, through Windows 1, WIndows 2, Windows 386.....and so on.
If past experience is anything to go by we will be entering a world of Driver madness, constant update cycles, security vulnerabilities and random crashes.
