ASKHN:Why don't device makers make phone/tablet with users allowed to choose OS?

2 points·gjsriv··3 comments

Would that be so difficult? Think a Nokia 1020 with Android loaded on it. Or a Nokia N8 (Old gen) with Windows OS. Life would have been so much better.

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Making life easier for you is not (and has never been) any device maker's goal (despite the ubiquitous propaganda); _making money_ is. I see no practical way for MS (or Google, or Apple, or anyone else) to make money __by providing an alternative to their cash cow__. That's not to mention that support cost would jump to more than double the size of supporting a single OS.

Edit: oh wait, I do see a realistic (i.e. evil) way of "providing an alternative": 1. make a deliberately crippled version of Alternative OS 2. provide alongside Our OS 3. wait for the negative backlash about the crippled version 4. gloat about the superiority of Our OS 5. Profit!!!

I see your point but also believe this is more about some sales/marketing guy in one of samsungs/nokias of the world will sell this idea someday to their higher ups. Well by number of devices, Samsung anyways launches around 15 models in an year (actually more) a mix of both android and Windows. Why not just launch a Samsung Galaxy S4 with versions in Windows and Andorid. What is difficult here? #SavingOnDeviceDesign

Support cost, memory requirements (you now need to fit TWO OSes on one ROM), etc etc.

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