Will Linux Ever Experience The Year Of The Desktop?
For quite a while now, Linux users have constantly been discussing whether the open source operating system will ever experience a “year of the desktop” where Linux’s desktop market share suddenly rises in relatively dramatic fashion.
In most discussions, there are always those that are hopeful for such an event, and those who argue that it’ll never happen. But what are the actual chances of it happening, or can you even call it the “year of the desktop”?
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The Year of the Desktop occurred here in March of 2006. I see "The Year of the Desktop" as an individual rather than a mass experience. Every day, someone, somewhere, begins their year of linux on the desktop.