Macto,
I don't think "the OS wars ended a long time ago", in my opinion they are still going on.
Microsoft are definitely in the best position with their OS running on over 90% of PC's around the world, but they haven't won by a long shot. Their recent advertising campaign against Linux is proof of the pudding that they are still fighting the battle. The fact that Linux now has major computer shows aimed at business computing, and that companies such as IBM, Novell, Red Hat, HP and Sun (amongst others) are all developing for the platform suggests otherwise. The UK government is doing research into the Open Source OS (and Open Source in general) and is implementing the Sun Java Desktop into certain government sectors. China is also looking for alternative OS's to run on their PC's as their economy grows. I'm sure there are many more examples of the switch from Windows.
The fact that too much money is invested into Microsoft's OS and software *is* proving to be a problem. It's not the be-all and end-all solution to OS dominance as you suggest. Companies always want to cut costs and with upgrade and security patches costing business's money it's no wonder they're looking into alternatives.
The point I'm trying to make is that it's not all over. What lies in store for the Amiga and alternative OS's I cannot predict, but if just one person can think differently and smartly, then there's always a chance. I mean look where Linux is today....
