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BorgDrone@feddit.nl ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

What is the difference between Android and any of the other Linux based mobile OSes?

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defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
The massively different userland, mutable root partition by default, root by default, etc.

They are completely different operating systems that just so happen to use the same kernel.

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- BorgDrone@feddit.nl ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  
  The massively different userlands, mutable root partition by default, root by default, etc.
  
  And there’s your answer: that’s shit no one cares about other than a few super nerds on Lemmy.
  
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  - defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    People care about having an OS not controlled by Big Tech. You might not, but you don’t have to be a dick about it to people who do.
    
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    BorgDrone@feddit.nl ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    
    People care about having an OS not controlled by Big Tech.
    
    Sure. Ask the average person if they want to give up their Facebook or TikTok apps so they can have a ‘free’ OS. You’re absolutely delusional if you think that any significant number of consumers will choose that.
    
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