[vostok]

I don't know how appealing that is. Even from a GUI perspective, moving from Linux to Windows is such a huge step backwards.

I have to keep an eye on a whole bunch of things at work so I only run a Windows box for one or two pieces of software. This box takes up less than 25% of my screen real estate.

Every window on the Linux box is automatically placed and I usually have to put in literally no effort. On the Windows box every window is such a pain to manage. Some applications make an effort to remember where their windows were placed, but this is usually broken in some way and still does not allow me quickly switch layouts like on Linux.

[toyg]

I think most businesses won't ever consider Linux from a desktop perspective, we are talking servers and backoffice.

[Sanddancer]

You can have a tiling window manager under windows as well, like HashTWM https://github.com/ZaneA/HashTWM or AquaSnap http://www.nurgo-software.com/products/aquasnap . Window management under windows can be just about the same as it is under linux.