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GNU/Linux Became a "Darling" of the Computer World
Against all the odds (I do still remember how it was in the 1990s), GNU/Linux became highly mainstream almost everywhere: servers, supercomputers, embedded devices, phones...
Regarding the "desktop" (or laptop), it's making gains even in poor areas and impoverished continents. I've just noticed that in Kenya GNU/Linux is measured at over 7%, based on statCounter. I reckon it's just a matter of time before GNU/Linux gains a very large chuck of that market (e.g. 1 in 3 laptops running GNU/Linux).
In my humble opinion, seeing some recent Apple blunders (like "Duo" and "Vision Pro") and a Microsoft crisis (massive and fast-growing debt while asking almost 30% of staff to leave the company), what will give GNU/Linux a big push upwards is the failure of GAFAM. They already struggle to maintain the same marketing "muscle". It won't be long before people recognise that from a technical perspective, Apple and Microsoft haven't much to offer that GNU/Linux lacks.
Give it a few more years. █
Image source: Marilyn Monroe