I'm going to write off most of this as a difference of opinion, because we're not getting anywhere. I have big problems with two things - First, designers always have to make tradeoffs based on what terminology their users are familiar with. A HUGE majority of users know the terms DVD and WiFi. I'm a CS major and didn't know what SMB was until recently. There's a blatantly obvious difference, especially when the term 'Windows Sharing' could be used. Secondly, I'm not against the idea of using sensible defaults, but I don't believe the decision to not share with Windows computers is a sensible default.
I don't know that we do differ in opinion now. You appear to have given up your earlier claims, and your main assertion here is one that I already agreed with: "I agree that having a hint indicating that Windows needs SMB would be helpful to people who have no idea what they're doing".
I haven't given up on them, I just see that part as a legitimate disagreement. And the only reason I made that assertion is because you appeared (to me at least) to have given up your earlier claims, when you said "Using unambiguous and factually accurate terminology in the interface is not arcane or secret just because the meaning is not immediately obvious to all potential users." Can we call this done now? :)
