&quot;I think years later people are going to look back and say we had it pretty good with Windows&#x2F;Linux&#x2F;*BSD and x86.&quot;<p>I don&#x27;t agree.   I grew up with Microsoft ruling the world.   The biggest problem wasn&#x27;t the dictatorship, is was the poor quality of the experience in the face of the dictatorship.<p>Apple has major flaws in its experience, but they&#x27;re nowhere near as bad as the dog days of Windows 98.