Well, technically, it shares the basis of the kernel. But I like my desktop environment, package manager, programming environment, the desktop version of Firefox and LibreOffice, having a distribution that is not aligned with Google’s corporate interests…
(Edit: And with Android I have to jump through a lot of hoops to maybe achieve a few things from my list. Plus you tend to get locked in to whatever crapware a manufacturer installs and their update poilcy, unless it’s supported by other projects as well. And Linux software generally doesn’t refuse to start after 5 years or so.)
Android is technically a form of linux, no?
Well, technically, it shares the basis of the kernel. But I like my desktop environment, package manager, programming environment, the desktop version of Firefox and LibreOffice, having a distribution that is not aligned with Google’s corporate interests…
(Edit: And with Android I have to jump through a lot of hoops to maybe achieve a few things from my list. Plus you tend to get locked in to whatever crapware a manufacturer installs and their update poilcy, unless it’s supported by other projects as well. And Linux software generally doesn’t refuse to start after 5 years or so.)
Technically but still very different. And Android devices usually come with locked bootloaders. And the drivers are different.