The oft repeated point about GNU, such as in the video, glosses over the important part that Unix is really about having an accessible and fully fledged computing environment. Most Androids have locked bootloaders (usually because of carrier-bundling restrictions) and thus gimp user-controlled computing, which is at minimum being able to install an adblocking Youtube app without fuss.
Other non-GNU open-source userspaces such as Alpine Linux and the BSDs, or the now niche proprietary Unices like Solaris are more compatible with each other than with Android, but that's a lesser point derived from the important part.
This blogpost I think captures what the top comment alluded to. Comparitively minuscule capital from Linux Foundation, Cannonical (Mark Shuttleworth mismanaging top-tier talent), Red Hat, etc went towards making Desktop Linux competitive and distinguished against Microsoft and Apple for semi-technical users; novice programmers, artists, and scientists/engineers alike.
Android is based on Linux, so arguably it has the majority of the smartphone market, too.
Claiming "Android is Linux" ignores a lot of what's behind Android. It's like saying "the Playstation OS is FreeBSD".
Same with iOS’ distant relation to BSD, or even to OS X.
The oft repeated point about GNU, such as in the video, glosses over the important part that Unix is really about having an accessible and fully fledged computing environment. Most Androids have locked bootloaders (usually because of carrier-bundling restrictions) and thus gimp user-controlled computing, which is at minimum being able to install an adblocking Youtube app without fuss.
Other non-GNU open-source userspaces such as Alpine Linux and the BSDs, or the now niche proprietary Unices like Solaris are more compatible with each other than with Android, but that's a lesser point derived from the important part.
This blogpost I think captures what the top comment alluded to. Comparitively minuscule capital from Linux Foundation, Cannonical (Mark Shuttleworth mismanaging top-tier talent), Red Hat, etc went towards making Desktop Linux competitive and distinguished against Microsoft and Apple for semi-technical users; novice programmers, artists, and scientists/engineers alike.