In the meantime, we will have to live with the shortcomings they present. Most tools providers have a port to NT but few port to Linux. Currently there is an acceleration of ports to Linux but it will take time. This will give software developers an incentive to include Linux as a viable port and possible money-maker. Windows NT will always survive because it has the power of Microsoft behind it, but it cannot be everything to everyone for all time.
Productivity waits for no one, especially bug fix releases.