I hope we will see another effort of a big company to provide a complete ecosystem around Linux for end-users. Ubuntu (Canonical) tried that, but their UbuntuPhone failed, and they started too many in-house products with no real benefit over existing FOSS projects (like Unity and their X.org replacement). Currently their distribution seems to be in maintenance mode. It's a real pity! So many developers finally seem to be ready to say goodbye to Apple. And Linux is really an attractive OS! Hardware support (especially on laptops) has improved immensely during the last years. You don't need to worry about the wifi or gpu driver anymore, everything works out-of-the box (as long as you buy Intel or AMD instead of nVidia). And Valve has brought so many games to Linux, not to mention the recent advancements with wine/vulkan/proton which run Windows-only titles at nearly the same speed as on Windows (this time for real).
However, having an attractive OS might not be enough. Nowadays the complete eco system has to be attractive. And I'm pretty sure that there's not much left one could wish for:
cloud* synchronization of settings/passwords for free over all supported devices should be offered from the distributor
better support of Android* devices (don't try to develop another smartphone OS, just accept that there's iOS and Android)
...and the required Apps have to be free in Google's PlayStore*
automated backups should be a matter of 2 clicks (or less) in a desktop distribution (e.g. with netatalk == TimeMachine)
with Gnome sucking more and more with each release (sorry, I'm just a disappointed user), there's only KDE left as a fully-featured desktop environment, which might be a bit too complicated for many users
I know this means to sacrifice privacy/freedom for convenience (that's where I've used the *asterisk), which is a no-go for a lot of Linux users, but a lot (probably most) people are willing to do that, as long as they've got more privacy/freedom than in Apple's ecosystem. I'm pretty sure that such a "Linux package" would be attractive enough to get a decent market share.
better support of Android* devices? Huh? They are well supported on Linux, and KDE Connect syncs notifications and clipboard with Android what else do you need?
There already is an easy to use Time Machine type backup app.
Here are some "ideas" (not my ideas, other systems already have implemented them)...
being able to receive/initiate phone calls on a Linux device when the Android phone is in the same wifi
receive SMS on Linux when the Android phone is in the same wifi
use your Android camera as a webcam on your Linux computer
Is the backup app integrated in KDE? Does it run by default on a desktop computer? Why not? Everybody needs backups!
KDE is not that complicated, right, but it's just more complicated than Android/iOS/Gnome and maybe even more complicated than Windows and macOS, but the latter might just be personal preference.
"receive SMS on Linux when the Android phone is in the same wifi" Already able to with KDE Connect and also Google Messages in Chrome.
"use your Android camera as a webcam on your Linux computer" - already possible
"being able to receive/initiate phone calls on a Linux device when the Android phone is in the same wifi" - only Apple have that feature with continuity, but it only works with iPhones. Android is not fully Linux so it's harder to do the same. I don;t think Windows has the option either (especially since Windows phone is dead).
It is mostly personal preference. Some things are easier on some operating systems. Windows out the box actually lacks a lot of stuff that OEMs add later. No office suite, no DVD burning suite, only basic zip file support etc, you end up having to search the net for those, whereas they are either preinstalled on Linux or available in the package manager in a few clicks. Does Windows have a backup tool configured out the box by default?
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I hope we will see another effort of a big company to provide a complete ecosystem around Linux for end-users. Ubuntu (Canonical) tried that, but their UbuntuPhone failed, and they started too many in-house products with no real benefit over existing FOSS projects (like Unity and their X.org replacement). Currently their distribution seems to be in maintenance mode. It's a real pity! So many developers finally seem to be ready to say goodbye to Apple. And Linux is really an attractive OS! Hardware support (especially on laptops) has improved immensely during the last years. You don't need to worry about the wifi or gpu driver anymore, everything works out-of-the box (as long as you buy Intel or AMD instead of nVidia). And Valve has brought so many games to Linux, not to mention the recent advancements with wine/vulkan/proton which run Windows-only titles at nearly the same speed as on Windows (this time for real).
However, having an attractive OS might not be enough. Nowadays the complete eco system has to be attractive. And I'm pretty sure that there's not much left one could wish for:
I know this means to sacrifice privacy/freedom for convenience (that's where I've used the *asterisk), which is a no-go for a lot of Linux users, but a lot (probably most) people are willing to do that, as long as they've got more privacy/freedom than in Apple's ecosystem. I'm pretty sure that such a "Linux package" would be attractive enough to get a decent market share.
better support of Android* devices? Huh? They are well supported on Linux, and KDE Connect syncs notifications and clipboard with Android what else do you need?
There already is an easy to use Time Machine type backup app.
KDE isn't complicated
Here are some "ideas" (not my ideas, other systems already have implemented them)...
"receive SMS on Linux when the Android phone is in the same wifi" Already able to with KDE Connect and also Google Messages in Chrome.
"use your Android camera as a webcam on your Linux computer" - already possible
"being able to receive/initiate phone calls on a Linux device when the Android phone is in the same wifi" - only Apple have that feature with continuity, but it only works with iPhones. Android is not fully Linux so it's harder to do the same. I don;t think Windows has the option either (especially since Windows phone is dead).
It is mostly personal preference. Some things are easier on some operating systems. Windows out the box actually lacks a lot of stuff that OEMs add later. No office suite, no DVD burning suite, only basic zip file support etc, you end up having to search the net for those, whereas they are either preinstalled on Linux or available in the package manager in a few clicks. Does Windows have a backup tool configured out the box by default?