Linux Desktop Adoption

If I had to guess, it's because the Linux desktop is still not good enough for the average user.

For Linux to conquer the desktop you'd need for it to beat out Windows or Mac for market share. For it to do that you'd need it to be have competitive usability for everyday people, and this is still far off. When I use my linux box at work I have to google for things like, "how do I enable this resolution for my monitor which isn't showing up" and then punch in a bunch of commands into the terminal.The advantages of windows and mac these days are that a lot of stuff

I don't think it would shift the preexisting linux desktop user base, most of us use it for philosophical reasons.Linux desktop keeps getting better and better, aside from general application compatibility, it works really effortlessly.I just wish that Linux could capture the creative markets with apps like Adobe Photoshop, Ableton Live, etc.That would be a game changer.

None of the parties that are involved in Linux actually care one iota about the desktop. At best it is a side project. It is phones, servers and embedded,Only a very small percentage of what is a shrinking market uses it uses it on the desktop.It will never happen. The only company that has really invested into anything close to Desktop Linux is Google and it is Chrome books which are pretty much a walled garden.While it was better than it was 15 years ago, there are still dumb problems

Didn't work on the desktop? I've been running Linux exclusively on my desktops for 15 years. Desktop Linux is better today than it's ever been.Why does every OS need to be suitable for average consumers? Librem and Pine64 are doing great work in the mobile Linux space on the hardware side, and projects like PostmarketOS are doing great work on the software side. These are niche products for motivated enthusiasts, as they should be. They'll never grow to billions of users,

This article is full of nonsense. The Linux desktop push isn't failing because it has experiences and apps that are similar to Windows and macOS. Being able to run Windows apps on Linux is a benefit, not a failure. As for religious wars over init systems, desktop environments and package managers, competition is making the options stronger, not weaker. Competition is a reason why package management on Linux is far better than equivalents on Windows and macOS.The main reason for Linux not

linux on the desktop isnt really a good example because most people don't care about changing the default OS and gamers make up a large %age of people who build their own computers. linux never really stood a chance.

The average user isn't running a Linux desktop.

Linux is doing alright on the 'desktop'. Chromebooks, Dell is selling Ubuntu laptops, you can buy Linux preloaded on a variety of hardware in some markets. Raspberry Pi and Pi2s are out there, and apart from Linux desktops, open source is getting to be huge.The real difference is that nowadays, the 'desktop' doesn't matter. Most new apps are either browser based, or built multi-platform from the start. There's very little you 'need' Windows for toda

Truth: http://jonas.lophus.org/2013/1/on-the-state-of-linux-on-the-...