Google released the Android operating system, which is based on the Linux kernel, in 2007 to a lukewarm reception. Since then, Android has skyrocketed to become the most widely used operating system in the world. Android is primarily a mobile operating system, targeting mainly smartphones and tablets, but it is also being used on desktops, TVs, game consoles, and other electronics, as well as watches and cars.
Android’s global dominance is a bit misleading, Windows still dominates desktops and laptops. But with the proliferation of mobile devices, and Android’s dominance in the mobile sector, Android now holds a larger user base than any other operating system. If the past few years of mobile growth, are any indication, that dominance will only increase.
Ted Parvu
My hacking career began at age 12, when my father brought home a Sinclair ZX-81 computer kit and a lifelong fascination with computing was born. I became a privacy and security advocate after learning of the US Government's criminal investigation against Phil Zimmermann. Years later I found myself in Silicon Valley being paid to hack Phil's PGP code. I soon tired of the rat race and moved to the Northwoods of Minnesota where I have over 2 million acres of protected wilderness to roam. Here I indulge in my passions for wilderness and technology and as an advocate for computer security and privacy.