In my head it goes like this: Linux attracts less users than Windows -> some specific applications (scientific, for example) have only Windows versions -> Linux attracts less users than Windows. And this goes round and round.
And it is true that now it is easier to install (not to mention maintaining) Linux than Windows. But the average user does not have to install Windows at all as it comes installed on computers.
In my head it goes like this: Linux attracts less users than Windows -> some specific applications (scientific, for example) have only Windows versions -> Linux attracts less users than Windows. And this goes round and round.
And it is true that now it is easier to install (not to mention maintaining) Linux than Windows. But the average user does not have to install Windows at all as it comes installed on computers.