Post #1784769
2026-04-27 12:01 UTC
@thefwguy
yes and yes
but no, this doesnt mean that mobile is anywhere close to what Linux on the desktop has achieved in *a shorter timeframe*.
The Linux kernel was released in 91 (one decade after Microsoft MS-DOS (81). The first CDE desktop: 93.
The first Nokia smartphone was in 2001. The iPhone 2007. Thats a quarter century ago(!)
There are some valid reasons for the difference but overall the gap is undeniable and its impact is dramatic: many more people use mobiles.
@ironicbadger
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