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by VMG 5203 days ago
Maybe Android will conquer the desktop then?

All it needs is mouse and keyboard support in the interface and higher-resolution apps, which will come for tablets anyway.

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Android has pretty good mouse and keyboard support already. Try one of the Asus Transformers in laptop mode, for instance. Keyboard shortcuts, mouse cursor, two-finger scrolling, all works as you would expect on a desktop.

High-resolution apps are still somewhat lacking because the larger tablets haven't sold that well, but I hope this will improve.

Honestly, if Android came on top of or with a real Linux base so that I could be assured my existing Linux applications and command-line environment will work... I would totally switch.

The new Ubuntu for Android project will take over the world.