It wasn't. It was designed as a university project, and then just posted on the web for any interested party.
... instead of making money.
It's aimed at producing a better product. In the markets they've targeted, it's become a much better product than most everything out there--that includes Windows. They haven't aimed all their interest at the Desktop yet, but it's coming.
That's the problem with anti-capitalist liberalschoice ostriches: They want to "get even" destroy everyone else to protect their market rather than compete.
I'd just be happy to get a machine set up here that works remotely like the UNIX workstations I use during the day....
"that includes Windows."
In your opinion.