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> now the most popular phone OS in the world is an open source Linux based OS That's an interesting comment, because it really calls attention to how us nerds
by mumblemumble 6y ago
> now the most popular phone OS in the world is an open source Linux based OS
That's an interesting comment, because it really calls attention to how us nerds often perceive things differently from how the rest of the world does. I am guessing that most consumers would not recognize something that just used vanilla AOSP as an Android phone. Google's closed-source add-ons are a huge part of what people think of when they think, "Android."
- entropicdrifter 6y agoI mean, the average person only has a vague idea of what an OS is, let alone a specific one like Android