The whole point of projects like Gnome, KDE, xfce is to give a standard that people adhere to. This is further enforced by groups like Ubuntu (all their programs look and feel the same).
One fallacy you make here is that the Windows interface should be the "correct" interface; that it should be the standard by which all other OS's stick to, so that when people switch from Windows to Linux, they can do so easily. The point is, the Windows interface has flaws, so this is never going to happen. This is why Gnome, KDE, etc were set up. To make a new standard interface that people can choose.
I doubt the main reason Windows is top dog is because of marketing. I think there is more evidence to suggest that they got to the PC market early with something that indeed, did work. However because of this the competition was reduced, and was further reduced by Microsoft when they signed deals to get Windows by default on every computer. If this had never happened, people would have to install their own OS onto a computer when they bought it, and Linux would have thrived as the free choice that people could try before installing. Look at what happened when Dell decided to sell laptops with Linux pre-installed! Sales rocketed The same can be seen with the Eee PC.
I disagree that there are no superior OS', and I think you probably think the same despite what you say. You choose an OS because you think it is the best one. I just happen to think your reasons are completely wrong.
One fallacy you make here is that the Windows interface should be the "correct" interface; that it should be the standard by which all other OS's stick to, so that when people switch from Windows to Linux, they can do so easily. The point is, the Windows interface has flaws, so this is never going to happen. This is why Gnome, KDE, etc were set up. To make a new standard interface that people can choose.
I doubt the main reason Windows is top dog is because of marketing. I think there is more evidence to suggest that they got to the PC market early with something that indeed, did work. However because of this the competition was reduced, and was further reduced by Microsoft when they signed deals to get Windows by default on every computer. If this had never happened, people would have to install their own OS onto a computer when they bought it, and Linux would have thrived as the free choice that people could try before installing. Look at what happened when Dell decided to sell laptops with Linux pre-installed! Sales rocketed The same can be seen with the Eee PC.
I disagree that there are no superior OS', and I think you probably think the same despite what you say. You choose an OS because you think it is the best one. I just happen to think your reasons are completely wrong.
