You utterly fail to understand the point of a glossy surface. As someone who used to make his own prints in the darkroom, I can explain. ANYTHING but a glossy surface acts to (a) dull colors by introducing extraneous white light into to what you see, and (b) significantly reduce visual sharpness (detail), by failing to provide a clear, simple path from light to eye.
All serious print makers employ glossy surfaces. Why use an expensive lense if you're going to dull the effect with a matt surface. Ditto for a computer display.
Glossy surfaces simply look better. As for glare, for pete's sake just shift your sitting position, as you do under other circumstances (to keep glare out of your face, etc.)
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