> Linux is what, my Raspberry Pi? My phone? My kid's laptop? My work desktop? Am I supposed to average all those out? I got the impression that the article was

> Linux is what, my Raspberry Pi? My phone? My kid's laptop? My work desktop? Am I supposed to average all those out? I got the impression that the article was using "desktop Linux" in the context where it would mean "the best Linux desktop distros". So Fedora, Manjaro, Kali, Ubuntu, Mint, etc. > The customizability and openness factors in favor of Linux also provide a benefit in yielding gobs of workarounds. Most users are never going to learn to use the terminal. And the terminal is necessary for most of the customization and openness you mention. Think of it like a car. How many people pop their hood/bonnet and poke around? How many even refill their own antifreeze or windshield washing fluid?