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Android is being ported into Fuchsia,

https://android-review.googlesource.com/q/fuchsia

What is more likely to happen is to replace Linux with the Fuchsia infrastructure.

I'm sure in the next 10 years it will replace both Android and ChromeOS. Starting with ChromeOS first, then Android itself.

Otherwise, why is Fuchsia already running the Chrome web browser? [0]

[0] https://9to5google.com/2022/03/04/full-google-chrome-browser...

Right. This is what I think Fuchsia and Zircon probably are headed for long term but people really felt the compulsive contrarian need to stake out the experiment/retention project angle since so many saw the obvious but were hyperbolic about the timescale.

Not sure if it's ever feasible to replace Android (it's going to take at least a decade even assuming that Google becomes serious) but I think ChromeOS seems a reasonable target. It's not going to be as spectacular as Android but a decently successful migration if done properly. At that moment, I guess people can make more serious investments into Fuchsia.

Plausible real-world applications make it more effective as a "staff retention project", eh?