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If that were the only point to an operating system, why doesn't Windows have a monopoly in all areas of computing?

Surely there are other considerations beyond stability to be had when choosing an operating system?

Free beer being one of them, and people are willing to put up with lots of issues, even if it is given free warm.

A windows-system is always warm, even if it has nothing todo...and it's not even free ;)

Windows pays for the fridge.