It's apple to orange comparison with Eee PCs, Chromebooks and Android. For OEMs it's basically a demand and supply problem. If more users demand for desktop Li

It's apple to orange comparison with Eee PCs, Chromebooks and Android. For OEMs it's basically a demand and supply problem. If more users demand for desktop Linux as more performant desktop hardware available, then they start to make effort on the quality. We already see this in the cloud market where majority are Linux servers and the quality of the OEMs for servers now far surpass of Windows and BSDs. If majority of desktop users are using Linux the OEMs will ensure the quality is there for the users as they follow where the money is. Even now Nvidia is courting Linux on the GPU sides and now on the desktop sides as the article is referring to. As Linux also moving inroads to in-vehicle entertainment the computer vendors including Nvidia will up their game accordingly [1]. [1] Automotive Grade Linux Launches New Expert Group Led by Toyota: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42423199 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42423199