Re:Fuchsia Workstation
by cogman10 on Monday March 28, 2022 @01:18PM
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What google is trying to do here is equivalent to getting everyone to switch from IPv4 to IPv6. Yes, it's superior. Yes, there'd be massive benefits. Yes, it isn't likely that google will go super evil.
However, google isn't the only player in this. They need to get all their vendors to rewrite drivers for their new kernels. They'd also need everyone using android, for example, to get on board writing drivers.
Meanwhile, one of the largest players, samsung, is looking at making their own OS.
For an already fractured ecosystem, it just doesn't seem like it's something that can be successfully pulled off. Maybe if google/android was more like apple it'd be doable. But not where there are so many players that need to be brought in the mix.
However, google isn't the only player in this. They need to get all their vendors to rewrite drivers for their new kernels. They'd also need everyone using android, for example, to get on board writing drivers.
Meanwhile, one of the largest players, samsung, is looking at making their own OS.
For an already fractured ecosystem, it just doesn't seem like it's something that can be successfully pulled off. Maybe if google/android was more like apple it'd be doable. But not where there are so many players that need to be brought in the mix.