Subj : Re: Windows vs Linux
To   : tenser
From : Spectre
Date : Fri Apr 22 2022 10:18:00

 te> Yes, that's the point.  The number of embedded devices absolutely
 te> dwarfs desktop systems, and even mobile devices.

That doesn't make it a "user" system though.  Those same devices could run on
a couple of jam tins and a piece of string and the owner would be none the
wiser. Sure its a practical application of the underlying layers of linux but
not something you can generally use for anything other than the hardware was
designed for.

While it aids in somewhat "ubiquitous" adoption, its more an industrial
control model than a "user" interface. I'm not going to say its a bad thing,
in fact it somewhat surprised me when I discovered it hiding in some of the
previous devices I've owned.

But that also doesn't make it a computer o/s in terms of general computing.

Spec


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