Google's Android and Apple's iOS control nearly 99 percent of mobile operating system, while the likes of Microsoft and BlackBerry tried to challenge but failed miserably in their efforts. The significant market share means that consumers usually end up being locked to either Google or Apple's ecosystem. For those looking for an alternative to these two tech giants, there is a new a operating system based on Android.
Gael Duval, creator of Mandrake Linux, the popularly early Linux distribution has confirmed that he is working on eelo, an open source operating system that will be based on android but won't use any of the Google services. Duval says eelo will be designed with opensource software in mind and will allow its ussr to use online services along with an attractive interface.
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