Linux will never have a general consumer desktop that is popular because of this.
My computer repair clients, all of them non-technical, would disagree.
I suspect the only reason it doesn't have more market share is the fact that you can't walk into most stores and buy a computer with Linux already on it. The majority of general consumer users aren't going to install any operating system themselves. They'll only use the default.
OS popularity is a function of OEM installs, not OS merit.
I think you missed the point my dude.
I just hear a lot of empty griping about "Linux is broken because it isn't always default-identical to this thing over here that I already like." That's what your post sounded like.
Meaning not really fighting but tension exists.
Once again, not really. We live and let live. I hate KDE myself as a user, but I appreciate the fact it meets the needs of people who like it! That sort of attitude is common. We all have our preferences, which is why the existence of multiple DEs and WMs is so awesome. I seldom encounter anyone in the Linux world who feels their DE is unilaterally superior to all others.
My computer repair clients, all of them non-technical, would disagree.
I suspect the only reason it doesn't have more market share is the fact that you can't walk into most stores and buy a computer with Linux already on it. The majority of general consumer users aren't going to install any operating system themselves. They'll only use the default.
OS popularity is a function of OEM installs, not OS merit.
I just hear a lot of empty griping about "Linux is broken because it isn't always default-identical to this thing over here that I already like." That's what your post sounded like.
Once again, not really. We live and let live. I hate KDE myself as a user, but I appreciate the fact it meets the needs of people who like it! That sort of attitude is common. We all have our preferences, which is why the existence of multiple DEs and WMs is so awesome. I seldom encounter anyone in the Linux world who feels their DE is unilaterally superior to all others.
ChromeOS. If there's one Linux desktop with any popularity at all with the general consumer, it's ChromeOS.