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Android has sucked up all breathing space in mobile operating systems. There is no chance for something else.

by slitaz 9y ago

sidlls 9y ago
iOS exists. (Note: this isn't a comment regarding quality.)
dahoramanodoceu 9y ago
there's a ton of room! there's a vendor stranglehold on android architecture that is stifling movement in this area. Use your imagination a bit, dude. if we had a hackable open source and libre linux phone, even if the user base were 1 percent or .5%, we would likely start to see shifts in user interface and functionality design on the mainstream platforms-- besides, it'd be super rad to be able to actually use my phone for m0re than mindlessly scrolling 'feeds' and messaging. as a cash-strapped third worlder constantly on the move in a mega-city, termux has been a huge relief for me and postmarketOS and other players looks promising. i'd seriously be interesting in commercializing such a device to the raspbi/arduino/developr/hacker crowd. it's got lots of money, lots of clout, is clearly identified, growing and diversifying, and has been proven to spend money on interesting and useful tech. Any takers ?
- skinnymuch 9y ago
  1% market share is huge. webOS barely had 1% when they launched their third device out of an eventual total of 6. webOS was critically lauded and meant to be used and accessed as you saw fit. No blocking of the homebrew community. I know you're proposing something different, but if webOS was around 1% market share in 2011 in the middle of their device launches and when smart phones were still in their relative infancy...I don't see much chance of an OS like you describe grabbing .5%, much less 1%. The issue of apps will always be an issue. No matter what commmunity you go to, most people will probably want at least one of a number of popular apps that won't be on this OS. Some can be reverse engineered or use hidden APIs but not always. Examples being: Messenger, Whatsapp, Snapchat, most other messaging apps or video chat apps like Skype or Viber, Instagram (website doesn't have tagged photos of people or uploading), Pandora, Spotify, Netflix, Hulu, basically any tv sort of app, most dating apps like Tinder, Shazam, and any major mobile games.

Android has sucked up all breathing space in mobile operating systems. There is no chance for something else.

by slitaz 9y ago

Android has sucked up all breathing space in mobile operating systems. There is no chance for something else.

sidlls 9y ago

iOS exists. (Note: this isn't a comment regarding quality.)

dahoramanodoceu 9y ago

there's a ton of room! there's a vendor stranglehold on android architecture that is stifling movement in this area. Use your imagination a bit, dude. if we had a hackable open source and libre linux phone, even if the user base were 1 percent or .5%, we would likely start to see shifts in user interface and functionality design on the mainstream platforms-- besides, it'd be super rad to be able to actually use my phone for m0re than mindlessly scrolling 'feeds' and messaging. as a cash-strapped third worlder constantly on the move in a mega-city, termux has been a huge relief for me and postmarketOS and other players looks promising. i'd seriously be interesting in commercializing such a device to the raspbi/arduino/developr/hacker crowd. it's got lots of money, lots of clout, is clearly identified, growing and diversifying, and has been proven to spend money on interesting and useful tech. Any takers ?

skinnymuch 9y ago
1% market share is huge. webOS barely had 1% when they launched their third device out of an eventual total of 6. webOS was critically lauded and meant to be used and accessed as you saw fit. No blocking of the homebrew community. I know you're proposing something different, but if webOS was around 1% market share in 2011 in the middle of their device launches and when smart phones were still in their relative infancy...I don't see much chance of an OS like you describe grabbing .5%, much less 1%. The issue of apps will always be an issue. No matter what commmunity you go to, most people will probably want at least one of a number of popular apps that won't be on this OS. Some can be reverse engineered or use hidden APIs but not always. Examples being: Messenger, Whatsapp, Snapchat, most other messaging apps or video chat apps like Skype or Viber, Instagram (website doesn't have tagged photos of people or uploading), Pandora, Spotify, Netflix, Hulu, basically any tv sort of app, most dating apps like Tinder, Shazam, and any major mobile games.