Linux popularity (from "A-EON Technology: Introducing Tabor and the A1222")

[bison]

Definitely not the case for personal computers and laptops in the US.

The ironic thing is that Linus started work on what became Linux because he could not afford to buy a Unix license for his PC.  Twenty four years later and Linux is well established on servers and mobile phones, and pretty much owns the super computer space, but is still around 1% use on desktop systems.  Things seldom work out as envisioned!

[bison]

Linux users love to claim the android market.
Linux doesn't run on cell phones, a proprietary derivative of it does.
The same with the tablet market.

Android was merged in 2012.

http://www.zdnet.com/article/android-and-linux-re-merge-into-one-operating-system

I wish Linus had had the insight to base his kernel on more modern concepts than UNIX.
Linux has just become another monolithic beast.

I like the Unix architecture -- fork & exec, everything is a file, etc.  It's not perfect, but it has stood the test of time.

I am particularly fond of Dragonfly BSD, although I still use Linux-based systems more often --I got to have something for Netflix. ;-)

[bison]

I don't get the whole OS-partisan thing.  I pretty much like them all, with the exception of Windows, which has caused me undue pain over the years.

There's an old saying: if you live in an Amiga house, don't throw stones.