don't forget windows 3.0 on a PC (Score 1)

it sucked donkey d*cks compared to Mac at the time . . . but it was *good enough and cheaper*. This is exactly what is happening to Linux on the Desktop now. . . (almost) good enough and (lots)cheaper. The history of the computer industry is an endless litany of 'just good enough solutions' that 'cost a bunch less' replacing more expensive ones . . . DEC minis vs. IBM mainframes was an early example