You ask whats changed about "desktop Linux". How is the new graphics system an advantage for users of "desktop Windows"? The problem with this discussion is th

You ask whats changed about "desktop Linux". How is the new graphics system an advantage for users of "desktop Windows"? The problem with this discussion is the choice Linux users have. You can always say Linux has a poor user experience by referring to the software for Linux you hate most. On the other hand Linux users can say: "it is just an operating system" or "you picked the wrong distro" or "don't use fluxbox/emacs/the command line/compiz if you don't like it". You can not not campare apples to oranges when you compare any subset of the GNU/Linux software ecosystem to windows. That being said, the security model in Vista annoys the hell out of everybody I know who uses Vista. Everytime they interact with this new security model, it interrupts their workflow and makes them a little bit frustrated and angry, quite like a fnord.