I think it is not so simple. It is not enough to have a good OS. In my opinion, what Linux needs from now is: - a stardardization of APIs (drivers, UI, etc...) - stardard technologies (such as C#, C++) - a very good development environment such as Visual Studio - very good documentation - show the world how to earn money using this

The wide audience needs straight ways to do things because most people like to execute, not to decide.