One of the longest running jokes in our sphere is that the coming year will finally be the year of “Linux on the Desktop.” Never mind that the erosion of the traditional Windows-style d… ...

2024 wasn’t the fabled Year of the Linux desktop and, spoiler alert, neither will 2025. Globally, Linux only just breaks the four percent mark of desktop operating systems.

2025 is the year of Linux on my desktop, when W10 drops out of support I’ll archive the SSD it’s installed on and my daily drive will be Mint with XP and Win 7 boxes for my old device programmers.

It doesn’t make sense to own a dedicated desktop computer anymore. Just get the base M4 MacBook and use it for all your computing needs. When Apple introduced an even smaller Mac Mini late last ...