Ever get the feeling you don't fit in?

Lately I have. Computers, Networks, Communications; These topics are very near and dear to my heart and represent the one of the few areas in which I can confidently speak as an expert. The thing that makes me somewhat uneasy is that what I consider a quality product in these areas has proven to be exactly what Joe Public does not want.

It is a little disconcerting to use and interact with certain products or environments that you feel are clearly superior, only to watch them suffer horrible deaths in the marketplace.

Product	Public Perception	Denny
Windows	Most widely used operating system in the world.	The lowest quality operating system ever built.
Macintosh	Easiest to use operating system in the world.	Looks great, but suffers horribly from a designed lack of customization. Apple's way or the highway.
Linux	Never heard of it.	Greatest operating system ever built.
iPhone	Greatest telephone ever made.	Walled garden. Great so long as you don't mind the handcuffs.
Palm Pre	Taking in the Marketplace	The greatest communication device build by man.

The list goes on and on. Always living life on the sidelines.