Thanks to Nvidia, there's a new generation of PCs coming and they'll run Linux

Do they already exist, are they announced, or are these products in their roadmap?

No? Then what on earth are we talking about here?

The author really thinks people care about Linux desktop? No, people want laptops that works. I don't know what that means exactly, but I highly doubt we are anywhere close to thinking Linux desktop is usable for everyone.

It's likely people might ditch their Windows machines to something like Steam Deck, and I don't think people have a remotely good reason to pick up a DIGITS system unless they want to run low end inference.

The fact that there is no daily driver reason to pick up a Linux box that is DoA tells me this is being approached incorrectly.

NVIDIA did not succeed at Android (I had a Shield) and they did not bother integrating x86 emulation nor any existing applications with WoA mean that they never thought of anything remotely useful that people seem to run on their existing computers.

If NVIDIA actually cared and got SteamOS to run and integrated Blackwell Cores and Mediatek SoCs with it, wake me up.

Until then, it will be a box on the shelf competing with the likes of the M4 Mac Mini.

I'm a Linux devotee but I doubt very much if there'll be a 'Year of the Linux desktop' anytime soon (as much as I'd like there to be one).

Yes, I'm aware of the recent upsurge in Linux desktop usage to around 4% and that's a good thing but it's not going to usurp Windows in the near future, if ever.

It seems to me what's particularly relevant with this Nvidia information is that hopefully it will spur on this modest increase in desktop usage to the point where more manufacturers will enter the market with machines either especially manufactured for Linux or that they improve their machines (with improved drivers etc.) so Linux becomes even more flexible and easier to use.

It's all very well that Linux needs no introduction to the cognoscenti but a more visible and solid Linux desktop ecosystem would help to bring many technical and engineering users into the fold. I personally know of techies who are aware of the benefits of Linux but who are reluctant to switch from Windows for fear that their work may be disrupted by various gotchas. Even a slight improvement to Linux's desktop would likely shore up the ecosystem to the point where many of these tech-savvy users would be prepared to switch.

Nvidia has a long history with "Linux for Tegra" (l4t) and "Jetson Linux", where it's nearly unheard of run to a regular boring Linux distribution. Instead there's a special magic distro Nvidia has cooked up that's essentially the only good way to use the hardware.

If Nvidia actually starts building systems that behave like a reasonably supportable computer I'd be much more afraid of them.

Not sure though. It would let them compete with my Ryzen SoC mini-pc, assuming they fix their drivers (and get the linux taint bit to stay off).

Yes Linux will definitely be one of the operating systems used on these new PCs, and they may even run Linux more often that not but if we assume computers largely exist for business to happen and money to be made, Windows is never that far away.

What are these PCs ? Do they have any resemblance to PC architecture ? (UEFI, etc). Do they run stock kernels ?

> But what about a $1,000 Blackwell PC from Acer, Asus, or Lenovo? All three of these companies are already selling MediaTek-powered Chromebooks.

$1000 for a toy is too much.

I'm surprised his articles get any traction any more.