Conformity is Windows, ego is Linux. You got those two mixed up.

EDIT: I compare people who go around stating how much cooler they are because they use Linux to people who go around saying how much cooler they are because they follow [insert religion here]. Same thing. Just because it might be an improvement doesn't mean that the rest of the world has to have it shoved in their face all the time. I'm perfectly comfortable with keeping my religion largely to myself, but Linux users seem to be (predominantly)

The main reason Windows leads the way is because Windows is the only system which has a company that can operate 90% of the company-specific software systems out there. I couldn't use my company's systems on Linux... at least I don't think so, anyway. Until Linux is designed to run that 90% of company-specific software, it will always play second fiddle to Windows. Likewise for running games.