Granted, it's not as steep as we hoped for ( or as steep we often think it is), but slowly and confident we are on the rise!
As you can see from the graph, Linux has gained some marketshare amongst others. Let's not discuss the others ( Mac is the real competitor taking on Windows as the graph states ... ), but let's focus on the Windows-share that is also moving slowly but surely, albeit in a different direction :).
Here's the link to the article from /. and the graph itself: http://marketshare.hitslink.com/os-market-share.aspx?qprid=9
This proves the amount of interest in an Open Source desktop environment has not stagnated, which is good! You go get that marketshare world!
OpenSolaris, SUN: where are you on that graph?
