[mjochim]

> Does anybody say this?

I have certainly heard it said that Linux as a desktop operating system is an utter mess or completely unusable.

> You ask a normie "what's your opinion of Windows 10?" and they'll have one, good or bad.

The "normies" I know do not have an opinion on Windows 10. Many do not even distinguish between Windows and Word. They have a computer, they know how to get some of their shit done with it. But they don't have a concept of "operating system", let alone an opinion on any one of them.

Some have an opinion on Android vs iPhone, but more often than not it's the quality of the camera they point to, rather than any feature of the operating system.

That said, I agree with your Interpretation of what "the year of Linux on the desktop" means and the fact that it hasn't happened.