with out at least one reference on how Linux does "it" better then Windows.

Personally I don't use this feature because of the way I organize my files it is easier for me to keep the folders shared a separate view so I edited it so it doesn't show other locations. I have everything organized in a way that I don't have to search for things really, just open the folder that relates to what I am looking for.

Pretty much all the group I support that have slowly started fazing in Windows 7 as they need a new computer or adding an extra don't share folders so they haven't even see it.