I find it very ironic that none of the Windows users I know actually do
use "windows". All their applications run in the "maximized" mode and they
switch between them using the buttons on the bar at the bottom of the
screen.

Anyway, if anyone is interested in why I think windows were a good idea
I have a non published paper from 1991 at:

  http://www.lsi.usp.br/~jecel/jpaper8.html

-- Jecel