Macs really are some of the best Windows laptops you can buy - and now with full UEFI support Windows boots as fast as OS X.
1. The developer requires that you put windows into "test mode" (creating a non-removable desktop watermark) to install it at all, apparently to get around code signing restrictions
2. The developer requires that you install the completely useless "Power Plan Assistant" program in addition to Trackpad++
3. The software itself is terribly buggy, causing random 100% CPU usage spikes
I've heard good things about the new XPS trackpad, but haven't been able to try one in the wild yet.
So, just name one laptop whose trackpad is better than an rMBP, I'll go try it side by side.
I'd say the same about a phone, but I don't spend my day staring at my phone.
Given the prevalence of touch devices these days, I'm surprised that I don't hear this complaint very often.
However on a serious note, its not as bad as you think. Just have to get used to it and once you do that, there won't be a going back. Think of it as something that is supposed to complement your existing workflow and not as something that would replace it. You know like have a voice assistant on your phone, you don't have to yell everything at it, just some quick look ups.
I want to be able to disable it entirely and not smudge the crap out of a screen I'm trying to work on, but it's effectively impossible and when you do disable it it all falls back to keyboard controls and leaves you with a garbage pen exeprience.
So that means by default high battery drain, heat issues, and having to manually switch on the discrete graphics card by hand every time you visit a 3D-utilising website.
People have been complaining about no auto-switch in Windows on Macbooks for years, yet they haven't fixed it. Tons of other laptops already support it (inc. Thinkpads).
Apple keep Windows "bad" on Macbooks on purpose. It is the only explanation for all the driver issues they have (but no other laptop manufacturer has).