Year of the Linux Desktop

It's closer than you think!

Microsoft has decided to turn into Apple, and will be moving towards closing their OS ecosystem and focusing on making their own hardware/software products:
http://www.infoworld.com/t/technology-business/microsoft-pc-and-tablet-makers-youre-not-our-future-195877

Valve is releasing Steam and Source Engine for Linux, allowing 3rd parties to release for Linux as well:
http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/127475-valve-confirms-steam-and-source-for-linux-signals-low-confidence-for-windows-8

Valve is developing an open game system/common platform based on Linux and PC hardware:
http://www.develop-online.net/news/40592/Valve-confirms-console-and-mobile-hardware-plan

Wayland 1.0 release this summer, finally something to replace X11/X.org:
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA4MzQ
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTA5OTY

Furthermore, the continued economic recession/depression will drive more and more businesses to adopt Linux, and this will increase spread to user's homes. As consumer's budgets become smaller, they will adopt Linux in increasing numbers as they become aware of it through the grape vine and wish to keep their old computer hardware running without relying on unsupported and out-of-date software.

Those with money will choose Apple over Microsoft.

Microsoft's business model is dead.

>>24
Linux is great if all you do is browse the web (although even there it's not totally operational because of the lack of Silverlight and buggy Flash support).

If you need any professional software, or you want to play games, or if you just want things to work on the desktop with nearly ubiquitous support from hardware manufacturers, then Linux is worthless. Let's face facts here, kid.