it probably deserves the comparison with Linux altogether as it's even more multi purpose and has become, at lead since v2.8, not only appealing to total geeks.

it probably deserves the comparison with Linux altogether as it's even more multi purpose and has become, at lead since v2.8, not only appealing to total geeks. I can't think of any other open source software, other than Linux, that represents such a threat and valid alternative to commercial products. Autodesk be damned, even merging with Adobe wouldn't solve the Blender problem.