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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella admits giving up on Windows Phone and mobile was a mistake::Satya Nadella wrote off Microsoft’s Nokia phone business acquisition and now says the company’s exit from mobile was a mistake.

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[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

People want software and a functioning phone. Linux, in all its glory, is not for consumers.

The only hope we had was Microsoft, but that’s a joke in itself.

So unless someone wants to try to take on Google, and toss billions at it, it’s just one shitty android form after the other.

[-] scrape@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

Android is Linux.

[-] finn_der_mensch@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 11 months ago

Why are people downvoting ? Yes I love Linux too and all, but be honest. It is not relevant in the mass desktop market. That didn’t make it more easy for Ubuntu touch.

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Because people like to downvote.

[-] Adanisi@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 months ago

Linux on Desktop is fine, because it's had a long time to mature and improve.

The problem is that Linux mobile software is very immature, so it isn't ready for a general audience yet.

[-] RatherBeMTB@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago
[-] Adanisi@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 months ago

I was referring to standard GNU/Linux or Busybox/Linux, not the heavily modified Android.

[-] Petter1@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

And why do we need waydroid in order to install android apk on postmarkedOS?

[-] Adanisi@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 months ago

Android does use the Linux kernel, they're right, but the userspace is completely different and what I was referring to.

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