The Linux desktop has traditionally been a very fragmented and niche market, and the mobile Linux space is no different. While choice can be a good thing, fragmentation can be a strong detractor against any one platform gaining traction. What fragmentation means to developers is one, that they have to make some tough choices about which Linux variants to support, and two, that they have to absorb a lot of extra porting and maintenance overhead. As for Linux users, they want to know they can select from a sizable palette of applications.
