I think the impression that Linux doesn't work on the desktop mostly comes from Windows being pre-installed on most devices and software only being available fo

I think the impression that Linux doesn't work on the desktop mostly comes from Windows being pre-installed on most devices and software only being available for Windows or Mac. Also, some hardware vendors are actively sabotaging Linux. I regret buying a notebook that has an AMD processor and a Nvidia card in it. With a 4K monitor connected to the graphics card, Gnome is barely performant enough to work on X. Wayland's performance is unbearable. And it didn't work at all for quite a while, because of some passthrough issues with the built-in graphics card. Consider someone not used to tinkering spending more than $3k on a notebook and having this experience. The next time, I'll make sure to buy well-supported hardware (AMD all the way), but you cannot expect that from the average Joe.