Re: YouTube Linux advocate: Linux could surpass Windows on the desktop

On Tue, 22 Oct 2024 09:14:08 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:

It doesn't rule the tablet world, iOS does.

Only if you draw a hard and fast distinction between “phone” and “tablet”.
Remember, Android invented the concept of the “phablet”, which was larger
than a typical phone, but smaller than a typical tablet. Because only
Android has a UI engine that intelligently adapts to different screen
sizes and resolutions.

They don't rule the desktop, Windows does.

And Windows does not rule the workstation, Linux does.

It can be argued that the mere fact that Android uses the Linux kernel
means that Linux won. However, people here have trouble deciding
whether Android is Linux or not.

It’s a true Linux kernel, there’s no disputing that. It’s not a
conventional Linux distro, that too is true.

Maybe that just means it’s not a traditional “*nix” system, like, for
example, the BSDs -- something “desktop”-oriented that is almost, but not
quite, entirely unlike Microsoft Windows. So the logical conclusion is
that “Linux” is more than just “*nix”.