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this post was submitted on 14 Oct 2025
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“Why aren’t Linux based mobile OSes more popular if we ignore the fact that the most popular mobile OS by far is Linux based”.
Gee, I wonder why.
Come on, you're being disingenuous. You know exactly what this person was talking about. You're acting in the exact same way that people are acting when they unironically post the whole "Actually, what you're referring to as Linux is actually GNU + Linux" or whatever. Come ooon...
What is the difference between Android and any of the other Linux based mobile OSes?
The massively different userlands, mutable root partition by default, root by default, etc.
They are completely different operating systems that just so happen to use the same kernel.
And there’s your answer: that’s shit no one cares about other than a few super nerds on Lemmy.
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.
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.