Linux mass adoption has already happened, although on mobile: over a billion Linux-based Android phones were sold last year. (300 million PCs sold in the same timeframe.)
Now, desktop Linux mass adoption you say? Unfortunately, the PC mass market will continue to be in Microsoft's pocket due to inertia. It is much easier for everyone (customers, OEMs, peripheral manufacturers, software/game companies) to continue with Windows than to switch. Even a UX blunder like Windows 8 won't get people to switch, because it's much easier to just keep using an old version of Windows and wait it out.
Linux mass adoption has already happened, although on mobile: over a billion Linux-based Android phones were sold last year. (300 million PCs sold in the same timeframe.)
Now, desktop Linux mass adoption you say? Unfortunately, the PC mass market will continue to be in Microsoft's pocket due to inertia. It is much easier for everyone (customers, OEMs, peripheral manufacturers, software/game companies) to continue with Windows than to switch. Even a UX blunder like Windows 8 won't get people to switch, because it's much easier to just keep using an old version of Windows and wait it out.
Well, I'm not sure what it's worth, but it got me to switch. If it hadn't been for Windows 8 I wouldn't be rocking Linux MInt right now.