>> Well, sure, if there were an alternative,
> 
> And why isn't Linux an alternative?  Why isn't Mac OS X an alternative?

Linux is designed for nerds, but Joe Average. Sure, they're trying to 
retarget it, but fundamentally that's not what it's about.

Mac OS X is an alternative - if you have several thousand pounds laying 
spare...

> Ding ding ding!  MS's product advantage is that it *can* be used by 
> naive users without a lot of expense.

So can products like Firefox and OpenOffice. And Apple stuff, actually, 
but that's very expensive...

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