Automobile/aircraft engines aside...

The question here is, do we really want Linux to be just like Windows? I seriously hope not. The commercial OS game is based on two classes of people: developers and end-users. Linux is really a collection of peers (in theory at least). If Linux had the user base of Windows, it would be an incredible clusterf*ck, since support for Linux is maintained by largely unpaid volunteers (aka other peers). I absolutely don't think that the community would be able to maintain support if there were as many clueless users as there are on the Windows platform.

Linux has been and continues to be a great communist experiment. I don't think it would survive if not for its capitalist "competitors", however. With the way things are right now, Linux is better off having the smallest user base. Let the people who require support stick with the corporate wares, where their support is actually paid for by the company.

The more competent users (or at least willing to learn and help where they can) on Linux, the better. It's really a system that flourishes when its users can give back to the community. If you struggle with something as basic as a CLI, stick with Windows or Mac, unless you're willing to learn and help others out. We rely on each other, not Big Brother.