[dtrailin]

I wonder if we will reach a point where Android might become the standard way to make apps across every platform. The framework seem abstract enough that it seems like run on different kernels (e.g. fuchsia). Would be interesting to see a native Android implementation on Mac and Windows.

[julius_set]

As someone who’s been writing both iOS and Android apps for almost a decade now. This made me chuckle, the sheer absurdity of Android being the standard when Google can’t even ensure mass adoption for their latest releases is just too ironic.

[neycoda]

They can't ensure mass-adoption because manufacturers modify the Android source code... for Linux computers, there's no need for that level of modification because the competition isn't fierce there. Sure there's different distros for Linux, but an Android layer or OS to run Android apps wouldn't be much different.

[dtrailin]

Ensuring that people are using the latest version might become easier if the framework becomes unbundled from the OS. I bet every Chromebook and Chromecast is using the latest Android version.

[dmos62]

I think that Android is a stepping stone. I expect to see things outright superseding it, or Android receiving a capital overhaul to fix the current situation where every phone uses an Android fork that must be maintained separately (though I think Android will run out of steam sooner than this will happen).