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This feels like "This year is the year of Linux on the Desktop"

I've been hearing about F# hitting mainstream for over a decade. Unlike Linux, which is now fairly popular on the Desktop, I predict that F# won't ever be mainstream.

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not to get into this debate, but linux is far from mainstream

(he types from his android phone)

Not a desktop. :) ChromeOS is closer to counting, but while it's technically Linux, that's really just an implementation detail in the same way it would be for a mall kiosk. It's hard to do actually Linuxy things with it that desktop Linux enthusiasts envision.

The meaning and purpose of “desktop” has changed over the years. The “year of Linux on the desktop” was about Linux going mainstream and being used by average joes. Well the average joe doesn’t even use a desktop anymore on a daily basis—the smartphone or tablet has replaced that, and the majority of these devices run Linux.

Also I’m channeling my inner stallman here, but Linux is just the kernel.

The desktop is much less important than it was when people started touting "this is the year of Linux on the desktop" (which IIRC was around 2000)

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