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Originally Posted by HarryT
I separate the two by asking the question "does the user need to know what operating system the device is running in order to make effective use of it?" For a Kindle eInk reader or a washing machine the answer is "no"; I doubt that 1 in 100 Kindle owners know that it runs Linux, and that even fewer give a damn. For a PC, the answer is "yes"; you need to know what o/s it's running to make effective use of it.
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Oh, excellent, it appears we secretly agreed all along.
So that must mean Android is a general-purpose OS.
And I am thus left wondering why you brought in a random comparison to a washing machine or other embedded microcontroller. Again, remind me: who is the disingenuous one, here?