The xp debate. The other view...

Windows won because we all had it. A lot of pirated versions, but we all had it.
A big portion of ppl think a video card is like a toaster, plug it in and wammo, toast.
I go to the same corner store, just because I do.
Linux is more user friendly, who wants "another" monthly bill (xp)
Add to the pie that a lot of peripheral software and hardware thrived in this pirate environment, boosting windows "sales".
The user will direct the trend. Linux at home will demand Linux at work. Peripheralswill begin to thrive upon Linux.
Windows has severed it's roots and now the tree will stop growing.