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FOSS software running phones/tablets is currently at roughly the same place FOSS software on the PC was at the turn of the millenium, and now reports indicate t
by Santosh83 10y ago
FOSS software running phones/tablets is currently at roughly the same place FOSS software on the PC was at the turn of the millenium, and now reports indicate that Linux on the PC/laptop is gaining more and more notice from vendors each year, something no one could've dreamnt of during the monopolistic haydays of MS. So whether or not it gains traction from telcos and the average consumer, a functioning alternative to closed ecosystems is justified by its very existence and the ever-present possibility that a combination of factors can at any moment cause it to rise to the forefront. But it can win only if it's still in the ring right?