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by throwaway_4ever 1298 days ago
First OS was scrappy to MVP hardware and prove the market. But instead of iterating, they decided to fork Android so they could scale up a workforce who can only understand Java, not C++, to deliver features. Then they realized Android is too bulky for cheap chips, so back to custom C++, that just like the first is a trash fire for rando devs to deliver features fast under a whip.