Desktop Linux lags behinds Windows (And Mac) for these facts alone, but the biggest one is mainstream application software compatibility which so far, were you to look at system requirements would only support Windows and Mac...
There are many people saying that if Linux wants to see more than ~1% desktop share, there needs to be ONE unified effort. Not thousands (Literally). And hopefully Richard Stallman will not be a part of that effort.
And am I the only one upset by the fact that Linux has to imitate Windows to get users to switch? How many of them switch just for the fact that it looks like Windows only to find out it isn't, and won't run their apps?
Don't imitate Windows, create your own UI and be your own OS. But hey, Imitation is the best form of flattery...
