Affinity for Linux is in active development

I have only met two types of people in tech. Those that use Linux because they value some combination of transparency, security, freedom, privacy, and community. And then the people who buy Macs. I guess windows users still exist out there somewhere, probably.

A Linux user has access to a huge ecosystem of software they could pay to add any feature to they wanted, especially with the capabilities of self hosted LLMs these days.

Why would anyone with this much freedom pay money for proprietary software they are not allowed to change, with no external accountability it is free of backdoors and can be maintained long term?

This is so strange to me.

I know it's a running joke at this point, but given all that's happening, 2026 is absolutely the year of Linux, for the first time.

The endorsements by the popular YT people, the Steam gaming, the Windows constantly getting bad rep and the LLMs making it easy to fix things that actually make Linux finally a really good option for a wider audience.

Well, that’s a day 1 purchase for me. And I’d rather pay a company that’s built around their product than switching my workflow to the vibe coded Photoshop alternative that’s got all the hype these days.