The future of PCs in general is tied to professionals and gamers, there is no need for a pc anymore in an household who is not anything of the above
Which means that the average PC user will become more and more tech savy, this is the only thing that could raise the Linux market share
On the other hand I don't see a single chance of linux becoming relevant in personal computing unless a big corporation decides to offer an experience that is/has:
- A polieshed UI, something eye-pleasing like MacOs
- Noob friendly in the sense that it offers a 100% TRUE terminal-free experience
- Reliable across hardware of any kind, the average user doesn't want to worry about graphic or wifi drivers. Heck the average user doesn't even know what a driver is
- Not buggy
- An easy way to install any software they need, today's program coverage in various software centers often doesn't fulfill the needs of the average user
Now I have it too