On 9/4/2012 8:45 AM, dE wrote:
On Monday, September 3, 2012 9:05:32 PM UTC+5:30, Tim in Boulder wrote:Honestly that "differentiation" was mostly awful, but it was what they WANTED from a phone OS, and so they chose Android (except Nokia, R.I.P. [1]).What customization? Extra apps, a bit different UI, extra shortcuts/widgets on the desktops and extra buttons?
Completely custom hardware features. Extra custom APIs for that hardware. They DISCOURAGE manufacturers from doing that, but that doesn't mean that they don't.
Linux market share has remained constant for a long time.
You might be right. But (other than Android) Linux isn't taking over the world any time soon.
> The primary reason why people use Linux cause it's GPLd software, that's the primary driving force.
And yet, almost every web/start-up developer I know is using an OS X laptop. SOME installed Linux on them, but most don't.
Developers who code for opensource software, have interest in coding; it's not about money, it's about the topic. As a result, you get high quality code and a lot of them. When you hire people who develop solely for money (your average closed source software developer working for a company without no contribution or interest in doing so), you get stuff like Windows and various other MS products.
And I still use Windows, despite hating the fact that I use Windows, because it's easier to use and it has software that has features I need. Free alternatives -- because there's no profit motive -- typically (with a few notable exceptions) satisfy the developers' needs minimally, and that's it. If I need something different, or with more sophisticated features, I'm stuck with the Windows ecosystem.
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