@Gina I am actually amazed microsoft remains so popular considering their shit products for the last few decades.

I'd love to see linux be the main OS but I can understand why it isnt.. but mac.. no excuse the world isnt on mac yet.

@freemo because of business applications like MS Office and Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop, unfortunately. That was the biggest hurdle at the previous #foss place I worked at; documents getting borked because of compatibility issues between Msft Office and LibreOffice.

@Gina yea that explains away linux (though id argue they shouldnt even be using microsoft formats to begin with. If you ban microsoft from use then those compatibility issues go away).

That said if Mac were used then that wouldnt be an issue as there is a version of office and other products for mac anyway.

@freemo

Win is built by accounting people. It is just good enough to be kept, not a hair better.
Annoying, but decision makers still keep it.

You still have to restart after installing an application!!! (But you don't see this as cost in accounting afterward.)

@Gina