For most people, their smartphone is their computer, and (globally) Android is the top used one. Android is a version of Linux, so every year for quite a while has been the Year of the Linux “desktop”.
I use a desktop all day, every day (Arch, btw) because I work a tech job.
Android is based on Linux, true but it is hardly a desktop environment (and is mostly controlled by the carrier/Google from a privacy/enshittification perspective).
I think the Steamdeck is a better example. It’s converting console gamers into Linux desktop users and showing people that Linux gaming is very much possible.
But we are talking about the average user. And the average user uses their smartphone as their main computer. What you as a single person isn’t what the subject is. You’ve gone off topic.
The average person is most likely using their Android (Linux) device as their “desktop”. The year of the Linux desktop has been a reality for years. They use it to call, make appointments, email, send and receive official documents, sign those documents (DocuSign), photo for business reasons and expenses, etc… I used to do inventory and order management on mine.
Android is based on Linux, true but it is hardly a desktop environment
Technology changes, and with it comes it’s shape and form. Many would have told you that a GUI is hardly a desktop environment before. What makes it “hardly a desktop environment”? And don’t say “I can’t do my job” because again, we are talking about the average user, not you.
I’ve seen businesses run completely on Android. Most POS units are Android. They do sales, ordering (from supplies), employee payrolls, time sheets, a whole business.
What else would it need to do, that the average user would want/need, to make it more “official”? “carrier/Google from a privacy/enshittification perspective” Pretty much every OS is having this issue, and devices can be purchased without carrier controls (I bought mine like that.)
Good thing the end of Windows support isn’t the end of the story for PC at least.
Is it year of the Linux desktop yet?
It’s always been the year of the Linux desktop. tvwm made for a fine desktop.
When was the last time you used a desktop?
For most people, their smartphone is their computer, and (globally) Android is the top used one. Android is a version of Linux, so every year for quite a while has been the Year of the Linux “desktop”.
I use a desktop all day, every day (Arch, btw) because I work a tech job.
Android is based on Linux, true but it is hardly a desktop environment (and is mostly controlled by the carrier/Google from a privacy/enshittification perspective).
I think the Steamdeck is a better example. It’s converting console gamers into Linux desktop users and showing people that Linux gaming is very much possible.
But we are talking about the average user. And the average user uses their smartphone as their main computer. What you as a single person isn’t what the subject is. You’ve gone off topic.
The average person is most likely using their Android (Linux) device as their “desktop”. The year of the Linux desktop has been a reality for years. They use it to call, make appointments, email, send and receive official documents, sign those documents (DocuSign), photo for business reasons and expenses, etc… I used to do inventory and order management on mine.
“Smartphones are the most widely used devices globally, with 5.3 billion users… Laptops are used by 1.8 billion people… Desktops, with 1.2 billion users globally”
Technology changes, and with it comes it’s shape and form. Many would have told you that a GUI is hardly a desktop environment before. What makes it “hardly a desktop environment”? And don’t say “I can’t do my job” because again, we are talking about the average user, not you.
I’ve seen businesses run completely on Android. Most POS units are Android. They do sales, ordering (from supplies), employee payrolls, time sheets, a whole business.
What else would it need to do, that the average user would want/need, to make it more “official”? “carrier/Google from a privacy/enshittification perspective” Pretty much every OS is having this issue, and devices can be purchased without carrier controls (I bought mine like that.)