The Human Factor (Score 1)

I think a lot of you guys (primarily developers, I guess?) are missing the point. Sure, X is perfectly fine for most of us, but it simply can not compete with the more popular "windowing" systems. Things have gotta become a shitload more pretty for that to happen. "Fast" doesn't matter if it's not fast compared to Windows on the same box, and maybe it's the drivers, but if it can be helped elsewhere, then why not make it BEAT Windows? In all aspects. I work for a dozen or so companies, and I would feel comfortable moving all of those hundreds of users over to Mac, assuming their applications were available. But even IF all of the those programs worked under X, it's just not fast, clean or cozy enough for cranky doctors and traders. Only developers benefit from using an ultra-extensible ancient system that requires basic understanding of the underlying operating OS. For everyone else it's just inconvenient. So yeah, X is great, but projects like Y are critical creating a true desktop choice for the masses.