> I ask a client why they are running the OS they have chosen, surprisingly the answer is that their choice was made based upon popularity in the industry. > U

> I ask a client why they are running the OS they have chosen, surprisingly the answer is that their choice was made based upon popularity in the industry. > Using popularity as a determining factor is a flawed strategy Is it tho? I think it depends on what the context is. If you have really specialist needs then yes, you should spend time working out the best solution. Totally agree. But if you have bog standard needs that everyone else has maybe just use what everyone else uses? Every time you run into a problem you will probably find someone else has run into it and fixed it already. eg Linux desktop? Maybe just use Ubuntu? Every time you want to install a Linux app from someone you will probably find they provide a Ubuntu package these days. I'd recommend people check out wardley mapping for a good tool for thinking about this type of issues.