I'm young, I'll take that bet. In 25 years windows will still have greater than 50% consumer computer marketshare out of sheer momentum.

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Nextgrid an hour ago | parent | next [-]

I'd be very surprised if "consumer computer" will be anything but a niche thing in 25 years.

	▲	pezezin 2 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I have been hearing the same for the last 20 years, if not longer, and yet the consumer computer remains strong.
	▲	llbbdd 36 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		It might be just a remote UI over "Windows Cloud Eternal" at that point but if by then we've moved to "Apple Forever OS" or "The Eternal Year of the Linux Desktop" I'll make a balanced diet out of hats

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mekoka 21 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

If the last 15 years are any indication, in less than 15 years, Microsoft will make Azure Linux their main OS and they'll skin the desktop edition to resurrect Lindows. It'll take a 2-5 years campaign to move most of the remaining Windows user base to it. Oh and also, it'll probably be free.

	▲	llbbdd a few seconds ago \| parent [-]
		In 15 years, Windows will still be running hospitals and governments and Linux will have dropped back well below 5% desktop usage because using Linux on the desktop in the modern day is an ideological decision and literally never a technical one