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I think Android's dominance depends on perspective. Realistically the desktop market is mostly irrelevant on Linux/BSD and to say that Android is poised to take that over, while possibly true, isn't saying much. If the recent changes to Windows/OS X have
shown us anything it's that MS and Apple are pushing towards convergence on "mobile" OSes. From this perspective Android is in a position to realistically overtake our desktop/laptops as the dominant OS. Servers on the other hand are a whole other thing.
Linux's popularity is primarily due to it's use as a server OS where it is the 800 pound gorilla that Windows has been to desktops. On that front I don't think Linux is going to be challenged in a serious way in the near future.<br>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> plug-discuss-bounces@lists.phxlinux.org on behalf of Lisa Kachold<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 31, 2013 11:12 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Main PLUG discussion list<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: bye bye M$ and Apple.</font>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 11:08 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joe@actionline.com" target="_blank">joe@actionline.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Android (is it not basically Linux by another name) has reached 900<br>
millions activations, up from 100 million in 2011, and 400 million in<br>
2012, solidifying its position as the world’s most popular operating<br>
system. And Google Play Android apps has reached 48 BILLION downloads.<br>
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Android is also on a path to take over desktops and laptops. A new Galaxy<br>
Smart Dock allows your Android phone to become a desktop computer by<br>
connecting an HD monitor, external storage, USB keyboard and mouse for<br>
just $99. Now an Android phone can also be your entire desktop computer.<br>
Hardware will only get better and cheaper and the Android OS is free.<br>
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<div>I doubt that Android is actually on any path to take over anything. </div>
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<div>Android is often replaced on ARM devices with a boot master based on linux. WebOS is a linux based android type phone application that didn't have the support of Google (like Android). Android is good for what it does, but it is in no way staged to replace
Linux, BSD, Unix, Windows. </div>
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So what is the future for computers with a $100 or $200 or more<br>
anti-trust "tax" built in for M$ or Apple?<br>
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Excerpts from here:<br>
<a href="http://androidandme.com/2012/10/smartphones-2/samsung-smart-dock-turn-your-smartphone-into-a-desktop/" target="_blank">androidandme.com/2012/10/smartphones-2/samsung-smart-dock-turn-your-smartphone-into-a-desktop/</a><br>
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<div>Good question! I believe a great number of changes for anti-trust taxation are on the horizon. But I am not interested in Corporate Law, Copyrights and taxation. </div>
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