MS could never build something that actually does what it set out to do and works elegantly, without unnecessary configuration and stress.

Not quite true, I think Excel and .Net are the two exceptions...

...though of course the marketing department should have been shot for taking a amazing technical product like .Net and confusing the hell out of everyone by adding the .Net name to every product in their range, idiots!

I've just been sitting here trying to think of another MS product that meets your criteria, but I can't. All the ones that are half decent were bought from other people...