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On steam linux has already passed the market share of windows… 7.

You mean the year of unpatched Windows 10.

It has been near for the past 15 years.

Sadly almost every average user will most likely just use windows 10 past the end and won't bother doing anything and eventually just buy new PC in few years. Also some stuff just can't be done on Linux for work, not that it can't be done but had problems with people not being able to open the files that were made on Linux libre office. But personally I'll switch to Linux for safety and try to make it daily driver.

To put this in perspective, it fell by 0.48%

Windows 10 grew by 0.89%

Linux actually dropped by 0.26% in that same period.

Not that I'd be too concerned about any of that, because that's all data from reported OS in website visits, so all those are well within the margin of error.

The year of the Linux desktop will happen when a large (EDIT: large, CONSUMER-FOCUSED AND CONSUMER-FRIENDLY) company decides to donate a remarkable amount of resources to the development and maintenance of a specific distro to make it user friendly and give it the feeling that someone who actually knows better than most users is taking care of important stuff in the background.

…Valve? 👀

We've been through this before.

When Windows dropped most 32 bit support, desktop Linux had a chance just like this, but it didn't happen then either. Unless some distro becomes a perfect 1:1 replacement for Windows on all hardware, with no changes in installation procedure. (including when it's purchased) as well as: All software must run not only perfectly, but exactly the same, with everything from installation to every moment of use exactly the same, otherwise people will use Windows unpatched, or go out and buy new hardware.

In my opinion, the year of Linux on the desktop will only come when the desktop is abandoned, and it is no longer a commonly used platform.

Yes, it's bleak, but we've been down this road before. Unless a distro becomes perfect, no significant change will come.

Scoop up that hardware being discarded, install your favorite distro (because you will be supporting it) and give it away to someone to learn Linux. There will never be a mass exodus, just install, educate, and chip away 1 user at a time.

Look, I like Linux too, and I think governments should definitely use it to move away from Microsoft.

But as long as prebuilt PCs and laptops are sold with Windows, people will stay accustomed to it and be way more hesitant to switch. You can tell them, 'It works just like Windows! It just looks a bit different!' Yet their minds will still think, 'New = scary.' and won't use it.

When new OEM PCs comes with Linux pre-installed is when stuff happens. Not before then. Windows 11 adoption will be slow cause of their exclusion of old hardware. That old hardware will be scrapped or people just keep Windows 10 on it, regardless of security warnings.

The Desktop Linux experience, with gaming and all, seems pretty close to fulfilling everyone needs at this point. But it would not surprise me if Microsoft goes around paying OEM manufacturers to not bundle anything but windows with their products.

Please Valve launch SteamOS, and I can be done with it

The windows 11 ads worked. I installed Linux a month ago and would say the transition is done and iam really happy.

Taking the dive on my gaming tower. Wish me luck bois

While people don't want to move onto Windows 11, I recently saw a fricking Vista on a local office supply store.

I remember similar articles when Windows 7 reached end of life. People will complain but mostly adapt to Windows 11, and Linux will gain 0.2% market share.

~~2020 2021 2022 2023 2024~~ 2025 !!!

Near? You can install Linux right now, no need to wait for anything to happen.

Windows 11 is not that bad in the sense that a lot of its anti features are in Windows 10 now. With some work you can make it functional.

With that being said, Linux. By the time I spend trying to make Windows work I might as well use something that respects my freedom.

Don't worry, they'll drop 12 soon to make people prefer 11

If they aren’t smart enough to upgrade to 11 then they aren’t smart enough to switch to Linux

While I love Linux and wish more people would switch over, I know damn well most people just want to keep using Windows. The people who REALLY want Linux will find it.

Right now I've been offering my friends n family who don't want Win11 two options.

• I help them get started using Linux.

• Or I show them how to get the IoT LTSC branch of Win10 that'll still get security updates until at the latest 2032.

Most of them including the more tech savy folks just want to keep Win10 with updates, Some have opted to try Linux on a dual boot but few have stuck with it.

Filthy Windowses!

Yeah, just like how Netflix's rule changes was going to get everyone to turn to piracy. In reality, their subscription numbers skyrocketed, just like how new Windows PC sales will in 10 months.

I finally switched. Honestly, the only thing I hate is the audio manager.

Yes, precious.