In other words - while there is Linux running in the background (what is left of it anyway), it benefits mostly tech behemots. Not only that, the user is left w

In other words - while there is Linux running in the background (what is left of it anyway), it benefits mostly tech behemots. Not only that, the user is left with virtually no control over the OS. Good luck trying to change OS on your latest Android phone - sure, with a combination of effort and compromises you can actualy do it, but it turns out the phone is almost unusable without the (proprietary) Google Play and related services. And now Google generously writes a check for $20M to KaiOS... No strings attached I'm sure. It makes me sad that the phone platforms are not free (not just as beer, but especially free as in freedom). It makes me furious that "smaller" players (Sony and the like) weren't strong and smart enough to step together and create an open platform that would avoid Google's control. But I guess when you are strong enough to do that, you no longer have the incentive to. So the users are left with a bunch of bad options... Basically, we are free to choose one or more of: walled garden, data stealing^W^Wadvertising, spyware, UX disaster. Nice. </rant>