Can Harmony OS Next be a genuine Android alternative now?
Can Harmony OS Next be a genuine Android alternative now?
HUAWEI's new Harmony OS Next is a very different OS to Android, but can it really become a major competitor?
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
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 mistakeAh ha ha ha ha ha
No
Vendor locked so no
First time I'm heading about this.
Very very doubtful. As much as it would be nice to have another OS.