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Apparently I wasn't the first one to think of this: 2016, the year that Linux finally takes off on the desktop. https://twitter.com/search?q=year+linux+desktop

• JdeBP 11y ago
  ... except that: * Linux is the part that's being replaced, with the Windows NT kernel and this subsystem. * The people promoting this are not aiming it at GUI programs. (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11391961 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11391961) * The desktop seen on the screen will still be Windows Explorer. So it's "Linux on the desktop", except in every particular. (-:
  • abawany 11y ago
    Fair point - it was a "clever" and shallow comment on my part for which I paid. I am not particularly a Windows fan either and have been using Linux since the early 90s - the Linux desktop has always been quite adequate for my needs so it is personally hard for me to see why it is difficult for people to adopt Linux on the desktop. The only reasons I can see are sub-optimal driver support, some Windows application that keeps them locked (for me it is OneNote and its support for handwriting), or general fear.