Question: So basically, with phones there's no baseline fallback like PCs have with VGA and IDE simulation? You need special drivers always?
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I can still boot ancient versions of Linux on a modern PC. What is the disconnect for generic distributions of Android on smartphones?
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Further: ARM-based phones have now exists for years. Why do OEMs still have no standardized hardware baseline? Isn't that in their interest?
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@SwiftOnSecurity "I hope that ARM SoC hardware designers all die in some incredibly painful accident" - Linushttp://m.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/11/torvalds_suggests_poison_and_sabotage_for_arm_soc_designers/ …
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