Can Harmony OS Next be a genuine Android alternative now?
Can Harmony OS Next be a genuine Android alternative now?
www.androidauthority.com
Can Harmony OS Next be a genuine Android alternative now?
21 comments
-
Vendor lock-in, I don't think so.
Maybe on a local market.-
They are a major force in the Chinese market so maybe it might see some traction there, but otherwise, I still don't see a third mobile OS getting genuine market share.
-
-
Downside: closed source
Upside: microkernel
-
Does a microkernel matter for anyone but nerds? Maybe companies that make variants of the OS?
-
for normal users they get a improvement in security!
Microkernels by having a reduced risk surface provider better security, less vulnerabilities, and more compartmentalization. Programs simply have less privileges
Harmony OS is closed source, and run by a company in a country that has done some... flexible things with data security... but at least with a microkernel its less likely third parties will violate your security, only second parties here!
-
-
-
I dunno, kinda doubt it.
I don't think most devs will be really thrilled on having to support another platform with a seemingly petty different SDK.
I think that not offering any type of Android compatibility, no matter how limited, will prove to be a mistake
-
Ah ha ha ha ha ha
No
-
Vendor locked so no
-
No
-
First time I'm heading about this.
-
Very very doubtful. As much as it would be nice to have another OS.
-
My take is that it'll become China's "iOS".
Android will still be around.
There will essentially be 3 competing OSes
iOS
Harmony OS
Android OS
21 comments