This past week, I've noticed Windows running on several systems that simply should not have been running Windows. One was a supermarket self-check system. The other is the public library lookup system. These are dedicated networked systems with specific software needs. You don't need a flexible OS to run only one app. They could easily and more reliably run on a streamlined, custom flavor of Linux that would have cost a lot less, but that Windows stranglehold is just too strong. Hard for me to see how Windows is nearing its end when I see it in places it doesn't need to be.