Mac users always hear about the amount of Windows software that exists, and it's too that there is a lot, but so much of it sucks. There's a lot open source software, too—and much of it sucks. I would gladly pay for quality software, but the past few years in Windows have taught me there's not nearly as much as I thought. Mac software is usually so much better, easier to use, more attractive. I really am flabbergasted that after all these years there hasn't been more progress in the usability, appearance, and reliability of Windows software. It's astonishing what people will tolerate.
And that's the problem in a nutshell (all puns intended), as you succinctly have laid* it out. If people accept (and pay) for inferior product, what's the incentive to improve it?!
Ergo, the best reason to stick with Apple ... until the worm turns.
* PS Should anybody be interested in my diatribe on
The death of "lie" (vs "lay") or Put the lie to lay, let me know and I'll post it in the Lounge.
