Umbrella8335@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 9 months agoLinux Crosses 4% Market Share Worldwidelemmy.worldimagemessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down11
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minus-squareagentsquirrel@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoEvery year since 1999 has been declared the year of the Linux desktop. My grandmother still does not use Linux.
minus-squareAvid Amoeba@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoThat’s your mistake. I’m currently preparing a laptop with Linux for mine.
minus-squareturkishdelight@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoLinux has already won the server and mobile. Desktop will follow.
minus-squareerwan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 months agoServer was won pretty quickly as Linux became the only remaining Unix. Mobile was won because Google picked it as a kernel, however it’s at best a pyrrhic victory because the userspace has nothing to do with other Linux. Desktop also needs a specific event to be won, it won’t just grow up progressively for no reason.
minus-squareturkishdelight@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 months agoDoes your grandmother use computers at all?
Every year since 1999 has been declared the year of the Linux desktop. My grandmother still does not use Linux.
That’s your mistake. I’m currently preparing a laptop with Linux for mine.
Linux has already won the server and mobile. Desktop will follow.
Server was won pretty quickly as Linux became the only remaining Unix.
Mobile was won because Google picked it as a kernel, however it’s at best a pyrrhic victory because the userspace has nothing to do with other Linux.
Desktop also needs a specific event to be won, it won’t just grow up progressively for no reason.
Does your grandmother use computers at all?