Here is an "economic" explanation that suggests that both QWERTY and Windows are the worst available alternatives of their respective domain, simply because the

Here is an "economic" explanation that suggests that both QWERTY and Windows are the worst available alternatives of their respective domain, simply because they are the most popular. Basically, it boils down to "You can survive by being popular, or you can survive by being good." http://lesswrong.com/lw/hd/the_majority_is_always_wrong/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/hd/the_majority_is_always_wrong/