@Shvrdavid

I agree with you on Linux being a niche market. Since I have asked both sides what it would take to find a way to make Linux more popular and Windows programs running on Linux without the whole jumping through loops until the cows come home, I'm standing in the middle of it being told from both sides the other one is responsible to make it happen. It's a bit frustrating. The good news is, the open source committee is not a monolithic block, there are always people who just do whatever they want to do. Chances are someone is just working on it.

But thanks for all the good advice and thoughtful inside. Always nice to have this community.