Android vs Desktop Linux
The cluster centers on debates about whether Android counts as 'desktop Linux,' its suitability for desktop use compared to traditional GNU/Linux distributions, and the blurring lines between mobile and desktop OSes like Ubuntu phones or Android laptops.
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I don' think Android is appropriate for the desktop. It's way inferior in comparison with regular Linux (i.e. GNU/Linux with glibc and etc.) and there simply is no point in using it that way. Probably the other way around - conventional Linux will make more inroads in the mobile sphere in the near future.
How does Android, a mobile OS mean the end of desktop Linux?
Android is not really Linux and that sounds like a terrible idea (although less terrible than Chrome OS).
To be fair...Android is not desktop linux.
Android is not desktop Linux either.
From a users perspective android doesn't really count as Linux.
No, ditch Android AND iOs. Give a chance to Linux mobile OS.
Android does not resemble a traditional GNU/Linux desktop.
Android does use the linux kernel and does have some of the GNU stack, but it's not directly comparable to Ubuntu.I believe that we are going to be using our phones as our desktop computers in the not-too-distant future, and what Ubuntu is doing is one of the first steps to achieve this. Android has tried to do this in the past (Atrix), but the desktop experience was abysmal because the experiences were inconsistent.I'm very excited to see how this develops, but Canonical is going to need
Android is quite poor desktop OS :)