We use it because our engineering design programs run on it. Things like AutoCAD, OrCAD, and others don't support Linux offically. Microsoft also has good compliance teams if you're required to be in tune with security mandates.
For all the shit that they give home users, they have gold-plated service plans for commercial users. Not saying it's real gold, but the services are there and they generally work (but are expensive.)
They're going to fuck over OS users too much at some point. I'm not sure what will break the back, but it's already starting.
As long as windows is the default OS load on purchased machines, most are going to use it. MS is in the "No one ever got fired for buying _____" with corporate users right now.
The GNU/Linux community needs to buckle down and present a unified front for adoption. Canonical is trying that, but even they like to play with fuckery and alienate their audience - see the Amazon shopping lens...
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