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You are right that kde lost a lot of mindshare, but these days it is really good (I prefer it to the other DE options). My whole family runs kde, from running a

You are right that kde lost a lot of mindshare, but these days it is really good (I prefer it to the other DE options). My whole family runs kde, from running a small business to children of a wide range of ages playing games and doing school work. I don't think computers are any more of a specialist tool now then 20 years ago, really. Mobile phones have just expanded the number of people who are able to do things like listen to digital music which used to be limited to a relatively elite minority on desktops.

usrusr 7y ago
Precisely 20 years ago you might be right, but the year 2000 later turned out to be that one year where mp3 piracy crossed over from still somewhat niche to utter mainstream. And before practical portable mp3 solutions, that was entirely a desktop PC experience. People who could barely type in January would have built their own PC from components by the end of that year. (Some regional shifts related to internet availability and pricing models might apply) Changes happened crazy fast in those days.