BOOM! Alan Wake for PC canned

[vlad321]

Lord Flashheart said:
Until Linux is as easy to use as windows, DL, click, install, run, or an alternative comes out that does make it as simple as that windows will stay on top.
That's why windows sold. Command based os wont reach the masses these days. I have a good knowledge of PC's and how to use them but getting ubuntu to do what I wanted was a chore.
Ease of access and familiarity is windows biggest selling point over other os.
All those gamers who bought windows for gaming also bought it to use as a pc. I doubt gaming whilst a big factor for a lot of gamers was as big an influence in windows success as you think. Windows was already the number 1 os before gaming took off on the PC.

Linux Mint and Ubuntu already come pre-installed on many netbooks. Also Mac beats ease of use of Windows by a wide margin, even I can't argue that and I hate Apple. I'm also well aware Windows was #1 OS before Windows gaming, and do I need to remding you that that was back in the '80s. How many viable competitors existed for Windows back then? Windows became on top because it was the only viable OS. It stayed there because a bunch of software was compatible with only Windows. Now the only large group of software which is available only on Windows is games. To put it bluntly, the 2 conditions which put Windows on top are now gone, lack of viable competition and "exclisve" software.