> Really: you need to get your head out of app space if you want to talk about platforms. Do you know that comex has written several jailbreaks for iOS? I thin

> Really: you need to get your head out of app space if you want to talk about platforms. Do you know that comex has written several jailbreaks for iOS? I think he's more qualified to talk about mobile platforms than either of us. When we compare two systems, we should look at the code that is different. Everything about desktop Linux and Android is different except for the stuff that all computers need to do. Basic OS services are a solved problem, and that's why you don't see too many people writing OSes today.