Comment by Cthulhu_

Linux has not won on the desktop and probably never will, granted. But linux has won for running server-side / headless software, and has done so for years.

That said, counterpoint to my own, Android is Linux and has billions of installations, and SteamOS is Linux. I think the next logical step for SteamOS is desktop PCs, since (anecdotally) gaming PCs only really play games and use a browser or web-tech-based software like Discord. If that does happen, it'll be a huge boost to Linux on the consumer desktop.