[crispinb]

> The Linux desktop is still a clusterfuck today.

This is true enough. But it has nothing whatsoever to do with why it's not more widely used, given that it applies to all desktop OS's (each in their own distinct ways).

> Bill Gates doing bad stuff 20 years ago has nothing to do with it.

Well that's just not true, is it? If you successfully conspire with governments to force your OS on children, and with computer manufacturers to force it on purchasers, then this 'bad stuff' has a positive effect on your market share. It's not the only reason for Microsoft's position, but it's hardly insignificant.

If Linux had been forced on schoolkids and consumers for a couple of decades, do you not think it would be more widely used today?