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2026 will not be the ‘Year of Linux on the Desktop’ – and I’m glad (kevinboone.me)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/932674

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[–] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 30 points 6 days ago

That was certainly one of the articles of all time.

Linux advocates would likely say that ChromeOS isn’t ‘real’ Linux because it’s specifically made for the mass market.

It's not a purity test. Most people just don't mean ChromeOS when they say Linux.

Nevertheless, however easy it might be use Gnome, or KDE, or any of the rest, there hasn’t been a mass migration from Windows.

Why? Because there’s still too much, well… Linux in there.

No, it's because most people don't know what Linux, an OS or an ISO is and wouldn't know where to start changing their operating system if they even realise it's a possibility.

This article is just the author tearing down a succession of strawmen of his own making + some big linux NIMBY vibes.