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I remember reading a couple years ago that the goal is IoT devices. It runs on the Zircon kernel, which is a true microkernel (as I remember, haven't been payin

I remember reading a couple years ago that the goal is IoT devices. It runs on the Zircon kernel, which is a true microkernel (as I remember, haven't been paying attention recently). This is pretty ideal for IoT, since manufacturers should be able to spin up only as much OS as they need on top of the Zircon kernel. Fuchsia specifically is looking to be a full-fledged OS, I think, for devices like Chromebooks or similar. I think they expect to get Fuchsia to a place where it can run Android apps natively, then put out an OS that can run native apps, Android apps, etc, all while being tied in to Google's services. This is definitely some speculation, but that's what I'm seeing so far.

cogman10 6y ago
It gives google the ability to thwart a major security problem that android has. That is, manufacturers choosing to drop support for a device. Because the important parts of Fuchsia are all controlled by google, it means they can theoretically keep devices running and up to date indefinitely. They can control the majority of the software while manufactures only need to supply their drivers. Manufacturers dropping driver support, while bad, isn't the end of the world. It's a much smaller attack vector than the whole kernel never getting updates.
- bun_at_work 6y ago
  That's some good insight. Thanks! I hadn't considered that Android issue.