Both Windows 10 and Chrome OS are embracing the Linux kernel
Maybe technologically, but not so much in spirit. The idea of &quot;the year of the linux desktop&quot;, as I understand it, is that people en-mass get the benefits of free software and the free software desktop is a viable replacement for windows&#x2F;macos.<p>In this case, though, people are still using their same proprietary software... they just have slightly easier access to the free software world. That&#x27;s certainly a benefit for a lot of people, but it&#x27;s possibly a detriment to desktop linux for this reason: Other than freedom&#x2F;privacy reasons, why would I switch from windows if I can already run most of the linux stack in it and not give up Adobe programs, games, etc.? This removes most of the pragmatic reasons for switching, so I&#x27;m mostly left with idealistic ones.