The era of the Linux desktop is here. Ish.
I've been a Linux user for 20 years, and Linux-primary for about 15 years. That puts me in the minority in most groups, even among developers who these days are still mostly Mac-o-philes if they're non-Windows. For that entire time, it's been a running gag that "this will be the year of the Linux desktop." And, of course, it never is. Whatever that means.
Guess what, we're now in the age of Linux. On the desktop. But it's not what you thought, and probably not what you wanted.
According to Ars Technica, the second most popular desktop OS after Windows is no longer Mac. It's... Chrome OS. Chromebooks run Linux, but are probably not what most people meant by "Linux on the desktop." They're also four of the top ten selling Laptops on Amazon. (Two others are Mac.)