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		tosseraccount on Feb 4, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple’s declining software quality "if you have data to show otherwise I'd be interested in it." ... Some data says Linux desktop/laptop share is 1.5% (not counting chromebooks) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_syste... Please note also that Android is Linux and iOS is Darwin BSD unix. Linux and Unix based kernels are more numerous than Windows based units.

pjmlp on Feb 6, 2016 [–]

The fact that iOS and Android have a UNIX like kernel doesn't count much if the majority of userspace apps use non UNIX APIs and tooling.

They could replace the kernel with something else and most devs wouldn't even notice.

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