1. Linux Founder Linus Torvalds: “2016 Will Be The Year of ARM Laptops" http://fossbytes.com/linux-founder-linus-torvals-2016-will-be-the-year-of-arm-laptops/

1. Linux Founder Linus Torvalds: “2016 Will Be The Year of ARM Laptops" http://fossbytes.com/linux-founder-linus-torvals-2016-will-be-the-year-of-arm-laptops/ http://fossbytes.com/linux-founder-linus-torvals-2016-will-b... Soon thereafter, fully free software ARM handhelds could take foot if common tooling accelerates both innovation and stability. So.. 2. Base-level (free) software [and possibly hardware] (frameworks, languages, and developer tools) will coalesce and clear winners will emerge, while side-level interests will continue within ongoing and offshoot communities whose work then funnels back for mainline user adoption. Bonus (re: emergent winners). Communities will pick targets and sets their aims based on principle more so than popularity.