Re: Out o'curiosity ...
So, unless you have specialized needs (the tools you mention), you don't need specialized problems, right?
So - in the general case - you say you agree with Jake that Windows is a massive boat anchor of glued together corroding unholy hand grenades. And that in the vast majority of situations Windows is *not* a comfortable fit up the corporate backend.
Sympathies on your marketplace, and I hope your costing has an appropriate multiplier if the customer requirements includes active fault lines.