"I know: "Year of the Linux desktop ... yadda, yadda." You've heard it all before. But now there's a Linux-powered PC that many people will want: Nvidia's Proje

"I know: "Year of the Linux desktop ... yadda, yadda." You've heard it all before. But now there's a Linux-powered PC that many people will want: Nvidia's Project Digits, …" I'm a Linux devotee but I doubt very much if there'll be a 'Year of the Linux desktop' anytime soon (as much as I'd like there to be one). Yes, I'm aware of the recent upsurge in Linux desktop usage to around 4% and that's a good thing but it's not going to usurp Windows in the near future, if ever. It seems to me what's particularly relevant with this Nvidia information is that hopefully it will spur on this modest increase in desktop usage to the point where more manufacturers will enter the market with machines either especially manufactured for Linux or that they improve their machines (with improved drivers etc.) so Linux becomes even more flexible and easier to use. It's all very well that Linux needs no introduction to the cognoscenti but a more visible and solid Linux desktop ecosystem would help to bring many technical and engineering users into the fold. I personally know of techies who are aware of the benefits of Linux but who are reluctant to switch from Windows for fear that their work may be disrupted by various gotchas. Even a slight improvement to Linux's desktop would likely shore up the ecosystem to the point where many of these tech-savvy users would be prepared to switch.