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by pjmlp 2194 days ago
You can do the same for OpenMoko and every Linux based failed attempt to go at it.

The fact is that the market doesn't care, and even Android's case, it is more of an implementation detail than anything else.

Tomorrow ART and ChromeOS can eventually be running on Zircon and no regular consumer would notice the difference.
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jacobush 2193 days ago
AFAIK the N900 sold great in Germany without any ads. It would have been the third place of smartphones IMHO, especially considering Android was not totally dominant in the public yet then.

I think it could have been sort of the "Thinkpad" of smartphones, used by professionals and geeks.

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pjmlp 2193 days ago
Did it?

Other than some units on display across Saturn and Media Markt stores, I never actually have met anyone using them.

I was using Symbian Belle at the time and that was a deciding factor just buying an Android handset, as time came for a new device.

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jacobush 2193 days ago
My memory may be rosy - anyway, it's seems it's unclear how well it sold.

Better than Nokia expected, which may not be a high bar though.

https://www.slashgear.com/nokia-n900-has-sold-well-in-excess...

Anyway, Microsoft was not interested in Linux on cell phones.

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