"Robust" is a funny word choice here. Linux desktops in the early 2000's were very robust in the sense that they were stable, predictable, and performed decent

"Robust" is a funny word choice here. Linux desktops in the early 2000's were very robust in the sense that they were stable, predictable, and performed decently under high workloads. They weren't easy to install and set up correctly, but once you got sound and graphics working, you were good to go. Until your next hardware upgrade. A Linux desktop is a lot easier to install now, and software support isn't as much of an issue as it used to be, largely because so much has moved to the web. I wouldn't say it's more robust though. I ran an Xubuntu laptop for several years. Even though it was the LTS version, a few times a year, something major like sound or video would break on a system update, and I'd spend a few hours getting it working again. This isn't something I'd recommend to people who want something that just works. My Chromebook has been very reliable. I would say it's robust, but then again, I can't run Steam or GOG games on it, as mentioned in the article.