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OSS has won the cloud. This makes sense as companies gain a lot by collaborating on Server Technology, and don't lose much. OSS has won mobile (kind of). Andro
by gitgud 6y ago
OSS has won the cloud. This makes sense as companies gain a lot by collaborating on Server Technology, and don't lose much.
OSS has won mobile (kind of). Android makes sense as multiple companies can collaborate on the same OS and put their own layers on top.
Basically FOSS has excelled in every field except the desktop. This is because:
- Hardware is tightly controlled by a lot of PC manufacturers, which aren't all that interested in supporting a different OS.
- Apple and Microsoft which have developed their OS's for decades, gaining private experience in GUI design and user experience, which doesn't seem to be as popular in Open-Source desktop OS's.
- Majority of people don't even know you can change the OS.
I think until manufacturers start releasing desktop computers with FOSS preinstalled, like Android phones... FOSS has not won