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What do you mean by "cut the cord?", AOSP doesn't use Google Services and it could be forked at any time (but would admittedly be difficult to maintain without
by ewoodrich 8y ago
What do you mean by "cut the cord?", AOSP doesn't use Google Services and it could be forked at any time (but would admittedly be difficult to maintain without Google's resources).
- zozbot123 8y agoThe mainstream Linux stack is getting closer to parity with AOSP and ChromiumOS anyway, gaining features like touch-screen-first input, small-screen support, phone calls & SMS, GPS location, privacy-focused sandboxing etc. It's all about having a single system for the community to focus on, thus reducing fragmentation. AOSP app support can then be layered over the basic system if needed.
- majewsky 8y ago> The mainstream Linux stack Without taking away anything from your argument, I'd like to point out that by most objective measures, Android is the mainstream Linux stack.
- bubblethink 8y agoI think they meant mainline.
- _bxg1 8y agoExactly- even if you want to diverge completely, it still seems like you're better off with that enormous head start.