Using Ubuntu 16* again after maybe a decade of not using Linux has not left me impressed at the desktop progress.
By it's nature, the Open Source (OS) community doesn't have the man-hours or leadership structure in place to make a coordinated desktop system.
I would argue that it is at least the rare combination of technical know-how, leadership structure, man-hours and perseverance that makes a system successful. An example would be Linus Torvalds with Linux but there are many others.
Further to this, I believe a commercial structure in conjunction with an open-source component/ecosystem has a much greater chance for success, by it's nature.
So in this respect I think RemixOS/Android on Linux is a better path to a successful Linux desktop as Android today allows 95%+ of users to do everything they need while also allowing the rest of us the use of all the great facets of the Linux/GNU components.
By it's nature, the Open Source (OS) community doesn't have the man-hours or leadership structure in place to make a coordinated desktop system.
I would argue that it is at least the rare combination of technical know-how, leadership structure, man-hours and perseverance that makes a system successful. An example would be Linus Torvalds with Linux but there are many others.
Further to this, I believe a commercial structure in conjunction with an open-source component/ecosystem has a much greater chance for success, by it's nature.
So in this respect I think RemixOS/Android on Linux is a better path to a successful Linux desktop as Android today allows 95%+ of users to do everything they need while also allowing the rest of us the use of all the great facets of the Linux/GNU components.