[Info-vax] RMS intro

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 1/5/2024 8:33 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2024-01-04, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>> That problem still exist for anyone trying to get into the
>> phone market without being hooked into Apple App Store or
>> Google Play.
> 
> Sailfish OS seems to have established a niche for itself:
> 
> https://sailfishos.org/
> 
> It also comes with an optional Android compatibility module if you want it.
> 
> Last I heard however, there were restrictions on which countries it is
> available in.

There are lots of niche OS in the phone market.

But the keyword is niche.

Microsoft and Nokia tried to change the big market from
2 to 3 but failed.

I don't see Sailfish or any other OS succeed at large
scale. In the west.

If the government in China decide that Chinese people
has to use a Chinese OS on their phone, then such
could succeed in China and be sold in hundreds of millions
of copies. But that would be non-technical and non-market
driven.

Arne