Linux with Majority Market Share?

When will Linux be as popular as Windows, or will it ever take down the monopoly of Microsoft? This question seems to be at the heart of Ubuntu, as the first bug report made my Mark Shuttleworth is that Microsoft has the majority market share. So how are things going since that report in 2004? Well, okay. Ubuntu is definently a long way off from being as user friendly as Windows, no matter what the nerds say. But it is getting better. Things like the software store in Karmic Koala and Ubuntu's increasing ability to detect drivers on install are certainly helping. I would say the next big push is to get Linux out there and known to the everyday user. Steven Nicholas addresses this issue in Five ways the Linux desktop shoots itself in the foot. Either way, it's exciting to see Ubuntu become more and more user friendly with each release.