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Jan 24th 2009 3:44PM The article you cited is very strange. It describes how similar both are and then arrives at the conclusion that they aren't...

The separation between quicklaunch, normal apps and systray is perfect in Windows XP. Because all three have totally different purposes. For just launching a program, the icon should be very small, so that it does not take up a lot of space => quicklaunch. The same applies for background programs, because they run all the time, but 99% of the time you don't want to interact with them => systray. The "normal" apps on the other hands are the ones you currently work with. So the buttons should be big, to allow for quick interaction => "normal" taskbar space.

Taking that separation away would be a huge annoyance.