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2026 will not be the ‘Year of Linux on the Desktop’ – and I’m glad (kevinboone.me)
submitted 6 days ago by codeinabox@programming.dev to c/linux@programming.dev
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[–] john_t@piefed.ee 18 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Without RAM and hard drives, it will be the 'Year of No Desktop'.

[–] morto@piefed.social 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

To be fair, people sticking to older hardware has potential to increase linux adoption

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 6 points 6 days ago

My mom is a Linux user because she couldn't upgrade to Win11.

Luckily I got her set up on LibreOffice like 6 years ago, so pretty much nothing is different for her.