LXer: Will Linux ever be able to give consumers what they want?
 

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In the world of consumer electronics, if you don't give the buyer what they want, they'll go elsewhere. We've recently witnessed this with the Firefox browser. The consumer wanted a faster, less-bloated piece of software, and the developers went in the other direction. In the end, the users migrated to Chrome or Chromium.

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Who is it that wants lots of people to use Linux? Does anyone have any links to articles or speeches by Linus, Greg Kroah-Hartman or similar about trying to get more people using Linux? Are there any similar by Patrick Volkerding or any of the Slackware or Debian teams?
I ask because I keep seeing these articles about "What Linux must do to get more market share" but they never quote anyone stating that as an aim so I would like to compare what has been stated as an aim and what these articles talk about.