not better, just different. revit is better for buildings, and if you want to model something 3d with textures, you canat get more user friendly than sketchup.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-desktop/windows-7-can-you-disable-the-show-desktop-button/7574330d-20ee-4c67-920b-c91ee981835e You can partially disable it