scotty777's Journal: desktop market: Mac OS vs. Windows vs. Linux

At the moment, Apple continues to make great profit margins on their desktop products, in spite of their price-point being higher than that of MS, let alone that of Linux.

WHY? Satisfied customers. Folks who often hate technology, find the Apple products friendly and easy to use. They willingly spend more money, just to get the user experience that they want. User interfaces matter.

I like the "do your own thing" way that Linux and Open Source has developed. But: How do we provide a consistent user interface experience to the many people who prize that?