▲ 432 ▼ Linux Desktop Market Share Surpasses 10% in North America (linuxiac.com) submitted 2 months ago by cm0002@lemy.lol to c/linux@programming.dev 47 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] victorz@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (4 children) Is that a universally held definition? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] khleedril@cyberplace.social 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) @victorz I think the Klingons and Ferengi are having doubts, but it will do for me! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) For me, it's when Linux was a viable desktop operating system to daily drive and still be fairly compatible with other operating systems, which was ages ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] khleedril@cyberplace.social 0 points 2 months ago (1 child) @victorz For me, that was 1993. But I always took 'year of the desktop' to allude to the time when it became popular with other people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] victorz@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago* I feel like 50% market share is a bit steep. I think we're well past the point where anyone can and should be running Linux on the desktop. The possibility of it is there, and that's good enough for me, to be honest. Saying it's not the year until we already have dominance I feel is a bit too much to ask. But I guess it's about ambition. Do we want to include the downfall of Apple and Microsoft into this? Then we'll have to wait a long time, and work very hard. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] khleedril@cyberplace.social 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) @victorz I think the Klingons and Ferengi are having doubts, but it will do for me! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) For me, it's when Linux was a viable desktop operating system to daily drive and still be fairly compatible with other operating systems, which was ages ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] khleedril@cyberplace.social 0 points 2 months ago (1 child) @victorz For me, that was 1993. But I always took 'year of the desktop' to allude to the time when it became popular with other people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] victorz@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago* I feel like 50% market share is a bit steep. I think we're well past the point where anyone can and should be running Linux on the desktop. The possibility of it is there, and that's good enough for me, to be honest. Saying it's not the year until we already have dominance I feel is a bit too much to ask. But I guess it's about ambition. Do we want to include the downfall of Apple and Microsoft into this? Then we'll have to wait a long time, and work very hard. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) For me, it's when Linux was a viable desktop operating system to daily drive and still be fairly compatible with other operating systems, which was ages ago. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] khleedril@cyberplace.social 0 points 2 months ago (1 child) @victorz For me, that was 1993. But I always took 'year of the desktop' to allude to the time when it became popular with other people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] victorz@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago* I feel like 50% market share is a bit steep. I think we're well past the point where anyone can and should be running Linux on the desktop. The possibility of it is there, and that's good enough for me, to be honest. Saying it's not the year until we already have dominance I feel is a bit too much to ask. But I guess it's about ambition. Do we want to include the downfall of Apple and Microsoft into this? Then we'll have to wait a long time, and work very hard. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] khleedril@cyberplace.social 0 points 2 months ago (1 child) @victorz For me, that was 1993. But I always took 'year of the desktop' to allude to the time when it became popular with other people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] victorz@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago* I feel like 50% market share is a bit steep. I think we're well past the point where anyone can and should be running Linux on the desktop. The possibility of it is there, and that's good enough for me, to be honest. Saying it's not the year until we already have dominance I feel is a bit too much to ask. But I guess it's about ambition. Do we want to include the downfall of Apple and Microsoft into this? Then we'll have to wait a long time, and work very hard. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] victorz@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago* I feel like 50% market share is a bit steep. I think we're well past the point where anyone can and should be running Linux on the desktop. The possibility of it is there, and that's good enough for me, to be honest. Saying it's not the year until we already have dominance I feel is a bit too much to ask. But I guess it's about ambition. Do we want to include the downfall of Apple and Microsoft into this? Then we'll have to wait a long time, and work very hard. permalink fedilink source parent