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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: YouTube Linux advocate: Linux could surpass Windows on the
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Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 21:20:22 -0000 (UTC)
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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”.