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by kwere 583 days ago
I would love Google developing an Android desktop enviroment meant to be used as an OS alternative to Windows and MacOS. Probably they can have a native compatibility with Linux software, and maybe bring some good UI, UX. Midrange Phone hardware can handle your average productivity needs.

Desktop Mode in Android 15 looks like a move into a desktop set up.
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fsflover 583 days ago
GNU/Linux phones already exist, running desktop OSes.
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pjmlp 582 days ago
And since OpenMoko, never really made a dent in the market, continuous reboots of the same idea, without grasping why normies don't get them, as means to a sustainable business.
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fsflover 582 days ago
Who said they were designed to be used by the normies? At least in the beginning. I use one as a daily driver and happy.
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pjmlp 582 days ago
It is a logical consequence of "as means to a sustainable business".
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fsflover 582 days ago
You can't just create a well-polished, iPhone-like device with a company of 100000 times smaller size than Apple. You inevitably start with a niche audience.
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