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ZDNET's key takeaways
The Linux desktop will continue to grow.
Linux and open-source security will both improve.
Firefox is in deep, deep trouble.
Clearly, AI will play a larger role in Linux and open source next year, but that's true of pretty much all technology. However, while AI will be used to help develop the Linux kernel, no one is predicting, a la Windows, that AI will be used to rewrite the entire codebase by 2030. That said, open source will remain at the heart of AI.
The continued rise of the Linux desktop
For Linux, I see more desktop distributions aimed at ex-Windows users. As a result, the Linux desktop, which has already been growing faster than ever, will continue to grow even faster. Microsoft is helping by continuing to push AI down Windows users' throats. Attention Satya Nadella, Microsoft's CEO: Windows fans don't want AI. Sure, some do. Most, however, don't.
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