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ChromeOS and Android are successful because they hide the Linux underneath. 99% of ChromeOS and Android users will never see the console. Even when booting, the
by skocznymroczny 6y ago
ChromeOS and Android are successful because they hide the Linux underneath. 99% of ChromeOS and Android users will never see the console. Even when booting, they won't see scroll of kernel messages. Most of the time, the only reference to Linux they'll see is the open source section listing all the licenses.
- freeone3000 6y agoOk. So? KDE also hides the "Linux underneath". Boot splash screens have been common since 2.8 kernels. The purpose of Linux isn't to have a terminal and show a bunch of messages. Most computer users have zero interest in that. The goal is to build a working system based on user freedom. In that sense, showing a console window or a config file should be treated as a failure.
- badRNG 6y agoWe are talking about the market share of Windows, not whether the Truest Way to use Linux is via the terminal. In the context of the discussion, Windows does in fact have a significant end-user market share threat posed by alternatives like Linux, specifically in the cases of Android and Chrome OS. They are eating Windows lunch.
- tomnipotent 6y ago> Windows does in fact have a significant end-user market share threat posed by alternatives like Linux, specifically in the cases of Android and Chrome OS. They are eating Windows lunch. Windows desktop is still as massive as ever. Chrome OS has a 0.42% market share, and Android is not a Windows competitor (it's generally a companion).