I honestly think Microsoft would be happy for Linux to take on the desktop, it's moving to the realm of cost center for the business. Money is made in enterprise products, office and azure, I don't even remember the last time I paid for a windows license, even apple doesn't make money off the OS for over a decade.
So yeah, go linux! - it's kinda showing up to the party suuuuuper late. I just hope windowing is still a thing by the time it's ready for mainstream use.
Maybe so, but desktop usage itself is in decline, and Linux underpins many smartphone and tablet devices, it's already mainstream there, it's a matter of time before it converges because companies prefer to maintain their products for fewer platforms.
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I honestly think Microsoft would be happy for Linux to take on the desktop, it's moving to the realm of cost center for the business. Money is made in enterprise products, office and azure, I don't even remember the last time I paid for a windows license, even apple doesn't make money off the OS for over a decade.
So yeah, go linux! - it's kinda showing up to the party suuuuuper late. I just hope windowing is still a thing by the time it's ready for mainstream use.
Linux will need tons of work to be mainstream in desktop use. Still king in the server world though.
Maybe so, but desktop usage itself is in decline, and Linux underpins many smartphone and tablet devices, it's already mainstream there, it's a matter of time before it converges because companies prefer to maintain their products for fewer platforms.