One of the most salient features of our Tech Hiring culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.
Wasn’t it same before Linux? And Linux did become successful, even when no company was making drivers, community build it independently and made it possible. Linux did make successful dent and for mobile it can still make dent. We just need a great place to start.
One of the most salient features of our Tech Hiring culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.
Majority of developers use Linux and many organizations do use Linux, yes for commercial desktop market, Linux hasn't been successful, but at least it is viable alternative if you are willing to switch. For phone, there is no alternative.
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For the same reason that Windows had a 90+% marketshare for a very long time.
Operating system have powerful networking effects and tend to be monopoly markets - or in the case of mobile, a dual monopoly Android-iOS.
It's not that anyone didn't try. It's just awfully hard to make a dent
Wasn’t it same before Linux? And Linux did become successful, even when no company was making drivers, community build it independently and made it possible. Linux did make successful dent and for mobile it can still make dent. We just need a great place to start.
Linux didn't make a dent whatsoever on the desktop where Microsoft Windows was
Linux succeeded on other markets: server side, embedded devices, chrome OS, Android, ... all that run on Linux
Majority of developers use Linux and many organizations do use Linux, yes for commercial desktop market, Linux hasn't been successful, but at least it is viable alternative if you are willing to switch. For phone, there is no alternative.