I am of the opinion that the only thing holding GNU/Linux back from mainstream adoption is the obsession with games.
Why should we even support systems like Steam anyway?
It's the complete anti-thesis to the foundation of free software, I think we'd be better off without games.
What do you think /g/uys and /v/ermins?

You can play games on linux just fine though, main exception is games with anti-cheat.

>>105613525 (OP)
>____ is a year of linux, the thread.

>>105613525 (OP)
No, it's the lack of prebuilts available in stores. Most people will likely never install an OS that didn't already come with their computer.

>>105613620
That, and Microsoft is so ingrained into society that people don't really want a weird computer that doesn't come with Windows, since that's all they know.

>>105613525 (OP)
bnuuy nacadashi

>I think the only thing holding back product B from mainstream adoption is the clear incentive that the market holds to continue using product A.
>should we just ignore what the market wants guys?
great idea genius

>>105614203
>what the market wants
There are more OpenBSD users than people who use Windows purely out of preference.

>>105613525 (OP)
GNU/Linux is fragmented and people are lazy.
The average consumer is an idiot that doesn't care.
The problem with Linux is the same with libertarinism in that the concept of an informed consumer is not only stupid but flies against the reality on the ground.

FWIW my mom has been running Linux Mint for about a year or two now, here are the main takeaways that as I see it render Linux unusable for the average normie:
>dogshit filepicker
>random breakage (had to install Mint because the KDE install broke on Kubuntu)
>dogshit UX (no good screenshot tool, + bad filepicker)
>gnupg (mom has to type her password every time she opens chrome, only way to disable it is to disable login on boot)
>DRM not working OOTB
>installing and upgrading software is a pain
So far she can use it because I am here to do tech support when need arises. When I move out I'll have to switch her back to Windows.

>>105614066
Not entirely. People do use Macs and Chromebooks. In fact, Amazon's Top 10 Bestselling Laptops list has consistently had Linux-based Chromebooks on it.

https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Laptop-Computers/zgbs/electronics/565108

>Linux in current year
Linux has 3 issues
1.) Fighting preexisting instincts about the computer. Windows and Mac set expectation and Linux being different from those expectations is a pain point for many people who don't want to learn a new process.
2.) Lack of consistent product design is another. Linux to its core is a hodge podge of different philosophies, libraries and systems. This leads to a very bipolar user experience that pushes people away.
3.) The last issue is a lack or corporate leadership or something equivalent. The closest thing Linux has is Linus which keeps the kernel up to a standard, but there is nothing like that for user space. This means there is no one working to address the issues of linux and unify the user experience. The main distros attempt this, but there problem is that most of them just focus on packaging open source software. When the solution would be to either build it from the ground up or work together to create a series of standards that would allow each other to share in the benefits of their collective work.

>>105613525 (OP)
I don't care about mainstream adoption. As a matter of fact, as more normalfags have adopted the Linux desktop, it's only gotten worse.
Total normalslime purge. GNOME devs too. Gamers rise up.