I think it is implied - I mean why else would one be fearmongering about big bad Microsoft?

The server? - The vast majority of the server market runs Linux - including much of Azure. Likewise there's no presence of Windows in the handheld market (I'm not sure if this counts as a win for Linux, since Android is barely Linux).

> The article never mentions Linux on the desktop.

The comment you reply to never claimed that it did.

Why not reflect on the content of the comment and be a part of the discussion instead of .. this?

Because it's a straw man argument unrelated to the article?

A part of the discussion about how Linux people only criticize Microsoft because of their own jealousy and failure? No, that's a stupid discussion.