[roryisok]

Actually I find choco to be miles better than apt-get. With apt-get I often have to add repos before I can install some app (usually something which fixes some basic part of Linux). This, for me, negates the whole point of having a package manager. What good is it if I have to tell it where to look?

[vetinari]

If it is in third-party repo, it means that the distribution maintainers do not maintain/test it. A third party does.

When that third-party package replaces something that is a part of the system, you are going to have a difficult upgrade next time the new distro release is out, unless the third party ensures smooth transition. Do you have that trust in them?

[roryisok]

Nope. I'd rather use windows than worry that I'll break my OS by installing a third party app

[vetinari]

You can break windows by installing third party apps too. Or by well-aimed edit in registry.

All systems can be broken by incompetent user with root or administrator password.