> why Windows is the #1 desktop operating system today?
Because nobody's even attempting to compete in that space anymore. Many would argue BeOS was better, or some UNIX variant was better etc. The point is MS has sprung into its monopoly position via many at least questionable tactics & then used that position to keep others at bay. That message has been received & nowdays nobody on the desktop is even trying because going against per-installed Windows on every PC you can commonly buy is hard to beat.
Intel had a worse product when AMD came out with 64bit CPUs and so they used their position & partnerships to play dirty, Apple arguably does not play fair against Spotify etc.
That does not mean the better product never wins. Nobody said that. It's just that it hardly wins every time, like it should.
Because nobody's even attempting to compete in that space anymore. Many would argue BeOS was better, or some UNIX variant was better etc. The point is MS has sprung into its monopoly position via many at least questionable tactics & then used that position to keep others at bay. That message has been received & nowdays nobody on the desktop is even trying because going against per-installed Windows on every PC you can commonly buy is hard to beat.
Intel had a worse product when AMD came out with 64bit CPUs and so they used their position & partnerships to play dirty, Apple arguably does not play fair against Spotify etc.
That does not mean the better product never wins. Nobody said that. It's just that it hardly wins every time, like it should.