Linux fails because there are too many distributions, Linux fails because we redefined “distributions” to fit Linux. Ubuntu is Ubuntu, not Ubuntu Linux. Yes, it uses Linux because that’s what it uses, but if it switched to a FreeBSD base in 20.10, it is still 100% pure Ubuntu.

Why did Linux fail on desktop?

Linux has been criticized for a number of reasons, including lack of user-friendliness and having a steep learning curve, being inadequate for desktop use, lacking support for some hardware, having a relatively small games library, lacking native versions of widely used applications.

Is desktop Linux dying?

Linux pops up everywhere these days, from household gadgets to the market-leading Android mobile OS. Everywhere, that is, but the desktop. … Al Gillen, the program vice president for servers and system software at IDC, says the Linux OS as a computing platform for end users is at least comatose – and probably dead.