Maybe I'm just sleep-deprived and/or under-caffeinated, but I don't understand this post. It is supposed to be multi-level satire? Something to counter the tongue-in-cheek annual "The Year of the Linux Desktop!" refrain? It can't be serious -- anyone who thinks Linux is dying is delusional, or has been dropping large quantities of Steve Ballmer's old brown acid stash.
I'm going to get some coffee and try this again....