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Neither do I. But with Windows slipping badly, Google could start encroaching on their core tech.


Linux seems to be gaining a lot of traction, both with the fall of windows and gaming being more than feasible.

It makes sense for the tech savvy option to succeed, now that personal computing is disappearing. Average folks won’t use a windows/macbook, they’ll use phones and tablets.

My only concern is ending in a macOS+asahi situation where supporting a single device requires mountains of effort.


The fall of windows and Linux gaining traction.

I've seen that written on here, Reddit, /., digg, hell even on usenet back in the day. . . .


Yes, but have you seen you real life non tech friends move to Linux?

I’m seeing it now, and this is new.


Yes, and I also have seen they come back to Windows, when they got into issues sharing software or files with friends, or local goverment requirements, and didn't had a relative to do their IT support for free.


And yet it's undeniable that 2025 had some of the biggest Linux hype in recent times:

- Windows 10 went EOL and triggered a wave of people moving to Linux to escape Windows 11 - DHH's adventures in Linux inspired a lot of people (including some popular coding streamers/YouTubers) to try Linux - Pewdiepie made multiple videos about switching to Linux and selfhosting - Bazzite reported serving 1 PB of downloads in one month - Zorin reported 1M downloads of ZorinOS 18 in one month and crossed the 2M threshold in under 3 months - I personally recall seeing a number of articles from various media outlets of writers trying Linux and being pretty impressed with how good it was - And don't forget Valve announced the Steam Machine and Steam Frame, which will both run Linux and have a ton of hype around them

In fact, I think that we will look back in 5 or 10 years and point at 2025 as the turning point for Linux on the desktop.


The cycling speech since Window XP Toy's R US L&F days, unfortunely.

Less fragmentation, more focus, OEM support on devices selling on regular stores is needed, otherwise we won't get away from the yearly meme.


> otherwise we won't get away from the yearly meme

What's different in the last decade is that Windows is on an undeniable quality downward spiral, it's simply not important anymore for Microsoft.

E.g. desktop Linux doesn't even need to improve, it just needs to wait for Windows to become worse ;)


Unless it becomes available for normies to buy laptops with it pre-installed at Saturn, Media Market, FNAC, Cool Blue, and co, it won't matter.

They aren't going to buy them from Tuxedo.


"Normies" buy smartphones and maybe a tablet, neither of those has Windows preinstalled either.


Available at Saturn, Media Market, FNAC, Cool Blue show floor.


...and a market share of 0.02% ;)

https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/tablet/worldwide

(I guess those 'Windows tablets' are running under convertible laptops or something...)


Where do you think normies that don't live in cities with Apple stores, or with salaries unable to afford Apple tax, get their smartphones and tablets?

I have made zero mentions of Windows tablets, that market died with Windows 8, replaced by 2-1 laptops.


So just don't use windows? The only reason I use android to begin with is because the mobile centric distros I looked into didn't appear to be to the point I would want to daily drive them yet. If and when that changes I'll switch.

The only real issue is sourcing good mobile hardware that isn't locked down. At least for the time being the pixel line satisfies that.




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