"...is actually not totally dependent on the model(s) being superior!" Chuckle, I think that's pretty much what ..."the customers are the final judges." means. Windows is the is the "standard" desktop OS but you'll find folks who think it's crap. There's always the standard standard and then the standard for those who are more enlightened than the masses. De gustibis...

"Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance." - H. L. Mencken