I don't quite see the analogy between airplanes and Operating Systems,

Take your blinkers off :)

The analogy is not between airplanes and OSs. And I made no mention of an MS airplane. The analogy is between companies producing technically complex products for use by the general public without requiring the airplane passenger to have a degree in Aeronautics, or the computer user to have a degree in Computer Science.

Of course, the aircraft requires very expensive, highly trained pilots; enormous and hugely costly infrastructure; and an army of skilled technicians. I remember when computer systems were exactly like that. And I remember just how insufferable the EDP high preists were, walking around in their white coats in the airco'd, airlocked machine rooms with their haughty, superior grins. Thank dog for Altiar et al.

I would rather ride on the Open Source airplane.

Enjoy your next flight. The inaugeral flight of the OS DC-3 will depart Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport bound for London, stopping at Boston, St. Johns, Nuuk, Reykjavik, Torshavn, Inverness. Departure antisipated 17:00 25th June 2020.

This is an alpha flight. Some features maybe missing. Bringing your own seat and toolkit is highly recommended. It is not recommended for production lives.

Note: I'm neither anti-OSS, nor pro-MS. I just wish people would think about the distinction between nerds that get their jollies by being the 3000th person to succeed in installing the latest version of their keyboard driver; and the millions of doctors, nurses, bus drivers, builders, florists .... that want to come home from their days work, switch their computers on and order some groceries, read a few emails or complete their tax returns; before condeming them as "dumb".