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Re:Survey: 83% of US teens have an iPhone, Android 9% by aphextron on Monday April 08, 2019 @09:38PM (#19610919)
This is exactly why Fuchsia is a capabilities based OS, designed to run on any device.

https://misterbugbuster.com/2018/04/19/fuchsia-os-a-modular-...

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Re:Survey: 83% of US teens have an iPhone, Android 9% by nradov on Monday April 08, 2019 @09:50PM (#19610993)
Historically attempts to create a modular, universal OS that runs on any hardware haven't ended well. Such projects tend to collapse under their own weight due to scope creep and the resulting software is usually too poorly optimized for any particular hardware to make a compelling product.
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Re:Survey: 83% of US teens have an iPhone, Android 9% by timbit42 on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @11:28AM (#19674473)
Like Linux?
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