Its Pogue. He might have a valid thing to talk about, however some of his arguments concerning it are ridiculous.
And I can't remember when the last time I saw a separate screen for desktop icon, start menu, and quickbar shortcut. Even Pidgin, which has the worst installer experience I can imagine, doesn't do this.
He doesn't say those are on separate screens, he just says there are too many screens and here are some options that could be assumed unless the user specifically hits a button saying they want to change them
And I can't remember when the last time I saw a separate screen for desktop icon, start menu, and quickbar shortcut. Even Pidgin, which has the worst installer experience I can imagine, doesn't do this.