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This is the future. If you're doing iOS or Android dev professionally, your days are numbered.

joemazerino 6y ago
Imagine a board meeting at JP Morgan and the CEO pulls out a Pinephone. iOS and Android make up the vast majority of mobile devices and will for the forseeable future.
- ipnon 6y ago
  Think longer. Apple Inc. was founded 44 years ago. They were a PC company until 11 years ago. Can we be confident that in 2031 the libre phone will have gained no market share to the iPhone? What about in 2064?
  - read_if_gay_ 6y ago
    If the UX does not vastly improve even beyond what is currently good by Linux standards I don’t see a reason for most people to switch.
    - yjftsjthsd-h 6y ago
      It might not be the thing driving people to switch, but I'd be hesitant to claim that Desktop Linux is any worse than the competition. Like, I don't have the exposure to comment on Apple's products, but Windows is no better than XFCE, GNOME, MATE, or KDE these days, Android is a toy, and ChromeOS isn't better. Like... I know this is weak praise; Windows versions after 7 got worse as they fragmented (have they re-merged the control panels yet?), Android was born a mobile OS, and ChromeOS was always meant to be cut-down, but the result is that the playing field is level.
- read_if_gay_ 6y ago
  I can see Linux on the smartphone becoming about as popular als Linux on desktop. Appreciated and used by relatively few but enthusiastic people.
- jay_kyburz 6y ago
  I don't know who the CEO of JP Morgan is, but I imagine he might be one of the few who would pull out a Pinephone with a his own custom software stack with encryption for all his communications and perhaps some other special tools.
  - joemazerino 6y ago
    You're imagining wrong
    - imprettycool 6y ago
      What a wonderful argument. Really shows your intellect.
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fiblye 6y ago
I remember when 2004 was the year of the Linux desktop.
- clarry 6y ago
  I remember Neo 1973 and FreeRunner.. "Even tho it's not ready for daily driving, I think it will be in a few months" sounds like something I've heard before. Not gonna hold my breath.

Imagine a board meeting at JP Morgan and the CEO pulls out a Pinephone. iOS and Android make up the vast majority of mobile devices and will for the forseeable future.

ipnon 6y ago
Think longer. Apple Inc. was founded 44 years ago. They were a PC company until 11 years ago. Can we be confident that in 2031 the libre phone will have gained no market share to the iPhone? What about in 2064?
- read_if_gay_ 6y ago
  If the UX does not vastly improve even beyond what is currently good by Linux standards I don’t see a reason for most people to switch.
  - yjftsjthsd-h 6y ago
    It might not be the thing driving people to switch, but I'd be hesitant to claim that Desktop Linux is any worse than the competition. Like, I don't have the exposure to comment on Apple's products, but Windows is no better than XFCE, GNOME, MATE, or KDE these days, Android is a toy, and ChromeOS isn't better. Like... I know this is weak praise; Windows versions after 7 got worse as they fragmented (have they re-merged the control panels yet?), Android was born a mobile OS, and ChromeOS was always meant to be cut-down, but the result is that the playing field is level.
read_if_gay_ 6y ago
I can see Linux on the smartphone becoming about as popular als Linux on desktop. Appreciated and used by relatively few but enthusiastic people.
jay_kyburz 6y ago
I don't know who the CEO of JP Morgan is, but I imagine he might be one of the few who would pull out a Pinephone with a his own custom software stack with encryption for all his communications and perhaps some other special tools.
- joemazerino 6y ago
  You're imagining wrong
  - imprettycool 6y ago
    What a wonderful argument. Really shows your intellect.
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fiblye 6y ago

I remember when 2004 was the year of the Linux desktop.

clarry 6y ago
I remember Neo 1973 and FreeRunner.. "Even tho it's not ready for daily driving, I think it will be in a few months" sounds like something I've heard before. Not gonna hold my breath.