[jiggy2011]

Isn't the real issue simply that the desktop distributors simply lack the manpower required to out together a stable desktop release, party due to the massive fragmentation?

I assume MS and Apple have huge teams dedicated simply to making sure that all of this software works together nicely.

If there was a desktop distro that cost $100 a throw and that money was re-invested in testing the desktop platform more thoroughly and making it past and future proof that this would solve many problems?