I think you are missing a very important point: I think that the fact that Windows dominates as a platform is due to MS Office. The only real reason for using Windows is that you can utilize Office documents created by your colleagues/friends. This is the competetive edge that Windows has and it would render Windows obsolete if Microsoft would release Office for Linux - so why should they do that?
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I think you are missing a very important point: I think that the fact that Windows dominates as a platform is due to MS Office. The only real reason for using Windows is that you can utilize Office documents created by your colleagues/friends. This is the competetive edge that Windows has and it would render Windows obsolete if Microsoft would release Office for Linux - so why should they do that?