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[-] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 22 points 2 weeks ago

Truly 2024 is the year of the Linux desktop. no notes.

[-] iopq@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago

It was actually 2022, the year when steam deck released. The proton compatibility shot through the roof. Linux now supports a far wider array of software than MacOS, even.

[-] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago

Proton is amazing. All the Steam games I bought in Windows run great in Linux Mint.

[-] Mwa@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

Same around 80% of my steam library runs on linux.

[-] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 1 points 2 weeks ago

Next you'll be telling me Linux supports more software than my TI-89 😆

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

It'll probably be 2025, when adoption hits 5% a few months before Windows 10 support ends. The 5% will make people take Linux more seriously when looking for alternatives to Windows 10, which will increase adoption even more, which will cause hardware and software providers to offer better Linux support, which will just cause the whole thing to snowball.

[-] woelkchen@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

The "year of the Linux desktop" was ages ago when Intel started developing drivers upstream in Linux, Mesa, and Xorg. This lead do AMD and others doing the same. None of the current developments, including Steam Deck, would have happened without that.

[-] JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

Well, this was probably also anticipated with win 8 and 10, but it (sadly) didn't happen.

[-] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 2 points 2 weeks ago

And xp bud, Linux users are highly deluded about what makes a good desktop OS. Look at how many of them enjoy gnome 🤮

[-] Mwa@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

And 10% companies will start to take app/game support seriously.

[-] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 1 points 2 weeks ago

Lol nice one. Completely delusional, but funny :)

I'll happily eat my words if I'm wrong. If Linux reaches 5% market share for desktop use in the next year I will print this message out on paper and eat it.

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