The Most Used Technology in the World Has Zero Marketing and Product People

Himanshu Kumar Posted on May 31 The Most Used Technology in the World Has Zero Marketing and Product People # ai # robotics # machinelearning # webdev 174 million smart TVs, most of which run Linux. 3.9 billion Android phones. Zero marketing. Tonight, somewhere around the world, a person will press the power button on their Samsung TV. A proprietary Samsung logo will appear. A polished menu will load. They will open Netflix, scroll through recommendations, and pick a movie. They will never know that every frame they see is being scheduled, managed, and rendered by a Linux kernel, the invisible engine that sits between apps and hardware. They will then reach for their Android phone to check something on social media. Another Linux kernel. If they are sitting in a Tesla, the touchscreen showing their charging status is running yet another Linux kernel. The “year of the Linux desktop” debate has been running for two decades. Entire forums exist to argue about whether 2025, 2026, or 2027 will finally be the year Linux takes over the PC market. Top comments (2) Subscribe Personal Trusted User Create template Templates let you quickly answer FAQs or store snippets for re-use. Submit Preview Dismiss Collapse Expand   Himanshu Kumar Himanshu Kumar Himanshu Kumar Follow Joined May 31, 2026 • May 31 Dropdown menu Copy link Hide hello Like comment: Like comment: 1  like Like Comment button Reply Code of Conduct • Report abuse Are you sure you want to hide this comment? It will become hidden in your post, but will still be visible via the comment's permalink . Hide child comments as well Confirm For further actions, you may consider blocking this person and/or reporting abuse