At least it could walk and chew gum at the same time which apparently pic cannot.
That's just so far from the truth that I'll simply honor it with a response of the same quality.
If you don't know what you're doing then it doesn't matter if it's an Arduino (ATMEL) or a PIC. People here, including myself, are actually spending a lot of time trying to help you but if the Arduino did the job so well then by all means, use it.

/Henrik.