[pjmlp]

It is great that people are experimenting with other approaches, however right now the future of Linux on the desktop is running it inside a VM, at least in what regular consumers are concerned about.

WSL, Crostini, DeX, VZVirtualMachine

What is missing is the value proposition beyond those virtualization approaches, and Linux specific hardware vendors like System76, Tuxedo Computers and similar.

[andreashaerter]

Well, it is the other way around in my bubble. If there is any Windows it is running in a VM. But I guess we are not regular consumers. :-)

However, I think common Linux Desktop usage (Browser, Media, Mail, …) was never easier than today. Just don't buy crappy hardware. No need for special vendors, get a refurbished Thinkpad T480 or something comparable for your Mom, try a current Fedora or Ubuntu, and there will be less issues than running Windows on this . All hardware, including mobile and LTE stuff, will work out of the box.

[pjmlp]

I use Linux distributions since 1995, I know perfectly well how support in Laptops works out.

It is never, ever, 100% of their hardware capabilities.

It gets tiring versus Google, Apple and Microsoft's blessed experiences.

[herbst]

Why would I be running anything else than Linux as as a host system tho? Are there any benefits?

[pjmlp]

Getting laptops where the hardware actually works all the time.

[Levitating]

Why would a "regular consumer" want to run another operating system in a VM?

[pjmlp]

Developers are regular consumers as well, not everyone wants to bring work to home just to make their laptops work as designed.