Actually, the loss of the ability to play games *does* matter to some of us. My work PCs run Unix (one Linux, one OS X), but my home PC still has Windows 2000 on it, not because I like Windows but because I can play Divine Divinity.
Because Windows is targeted to people who don't understand how their computers work, and therefore haven't even the most basic troubleshooting skills. Also because Windows is not very good at inidicating when hardware problems exist -- everything looks like an OS problem.
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Actually, the loss of the ability to play games *does* matter to some of us. My work PCs run Unix (one Linux, one OS X), but my home PC still has Windows 2000 on it, not because I like Windows but because I can play Divine Divinity.
Because Windows is targeted to people who don't understand how their computers work, and therefore haven't even the most basic troubleshooting skills. Also because Windows is not very good at inidicating when hardware problems exist -- everything looks like an OS problem.