[wickes]

>They have Windows, OSX, and Linux apps.

That's sort of a crucial distinction. You have to run the application, but pretty much everybody has something that can run it. That's very different than requiring an application that only runs on mobile devices, and even then only some mobile devices.

I'm actually not seeing a Linux version of the Airport utility anywhere, although apparently the Windows version pretty well with WINE.

[anowell]

I spent an hour fighting with the Airport utility in WINE a couple months ago. It launched, but I had issues discoving the Airport. Eventually I caved and had a non-technical friend with a Macbook configure my router for me. </shame>