Lol - there you go Linux people...
Stick your heads in the sands. Preach the same old tired crap.
You can say what you want. You can list it. You can sing it. It doesn't matter. The reality that you choose to ignore is that out of the box, windows is easier to install and, for the most part, easier to use. The moment 'command line' becomes involved, you've lost the race. The moment you have to pick between 5 different desktops, you've lost the race.
Understand - I'm no windows fan. And sorry, comparing the problems Mac has had vs windows doens't cut it. Mac's can say they are better and still lost to marketing/extortion, whatever. A viable consumer linux desktop is barely a toddle in the scheme of computer years - the linux communities biggest problem..is itself. One only has to read the whiny ass posts to see it.
Conan hit the nail on the head - the distro thing is an unmitigated disaster, as far as desktop penetration goes.
In fact, you should all print Conan's post and put it on your walls. Linux might have a chance then.