Linux will gain market share in coming years. Why? because what more can Microsoft add to Windows?

For most of us Windows XP worked fine. The only reason most people upgrade seemed to be because Vista looked nicer and it has better security.
But really what additional features do you get?
After 20 years Windows has come a long way. It has become a very polished Operating System which does what most people want.

Linux is I feel in its 'almost there' stage in the desktop world. I feel comfortable using Linux on all my computers ( except for my Mac ), and I use it on all my servers.
Linux on servers I feel is pretty much almost the only way to go.

For desktops though I can see that Windows for most 'mum and dad' type users is still the way to go at this stage.
But it won't be long until Linux catches up. Windows just isn't evolving at the same rate anymore as it used to, and Linux is evolving faster than Windows ever did.
Windows can no longer command the top dollars that it once did when you can compare it to products like Linux.

I don't even think Windows 7 is enough to save Windows. I think Windows needs to take on an revolution rather than an evolution. Microsoft needs to take drastic steps
like Apple did with its Mac OS X.