Since there are smartphones, they are the most convenient everyday computing devices. They are a great and useful package of functionality, a real swiss army kn

Since there are smartphones, they are the most convenient everyday computing devices. They are a great and useful package of functionality, a real swiss army knife of digital capabilities, and their portability is on another level, compared to a laptop. So what actually happened is that people don't buy laptops, because they already have smartphones, and the smartphone can basically do everything they need to do. With suggesting Linux, I too have trouble, but honestly, that's mainly because people don't need it. I believe it to be superior to Windows, morally and technologically, but the fact is that people prefer convenience, and Windows is more convenient. Windows also has a lot of moat built by business machinations, so now the de-facto PC platform is Windows, and the de-facto office formats are MS Office formats, and while Linux has some compatibility, this is not something that people want to fiddle with, when they just need it "work". What actually works is when manufacturers build an entire OOTB experience on top of Linux - like how the Steam Deck is.