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by pjmlp 2602 days ago
Apps have been shared across PC-DOS, MS-DOS, DR-DOS, and several Windows variants, exactly the same was as Android for the last 30 years.
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vatueil 2600 days ago
Really, DOS? And new versions of Microsoft Windows? That's not even remotely comparable to the situation with open source Android forks.
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pjmlp 2600 days ago
Yes, really.
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vatueil 2600 days ago
And "Windows variants"? Comparing Windows backwards compatibility to the ability to run Android apps across different Android forks misses the point. All versions of Windows are proprietary operating systems owned by the same company: Microsoft. Amazon Fire OS, Lineage OS, and other Android forks are not.
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pjmlp 2600 days ago
Yes, Windows variants as well.

Microsoft does license Windows to the same OEMs that are having fun with Android, which just like on Android are allowed to do a certain level of customisations.

Windows is not only what comes with a PC.

The only big difference is that AOSP costs zero dollars, euro, yen,.....

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vatueil 2598 days ago
The difference is that it's free and open source. ROMs such as Lineage OS do not need to pay for a commercial license to fork the code, and an app such as F-Droid can run natively on any Android device.
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