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Ledivin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  There aren’t really many choices when it comes to mobile OS.

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  • Havatra@lemmy.zip ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Not a lot currently, but what’s needed is for the snowball to start rolling. This means the early adopters will have to make the more difficult decision of choosing “lesser” options wrt. comfort and convenience, compatibility, and bang for your buck. All decisions matter, and it will have long-term effects en masse.

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    • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      If Windows phone didn’t take off, nothing will. It was so far ahead of its time, and a legit alternative, but developers didn’t want to support a new platform and neither did users.

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      • Havatra@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        The Windows phone entered the market while the market was stable, and users had little reason to move away from what they were used to and comfortable with. These days users are getting more uncomfortable, hence why Linux is on the rise. Same with the push for more liberal software (FOSS). I believe if a company can do it right, and offer a stable and comfortable alternative, they can manage to be much more successful than the Windows phone was 10 - 15 years ago.

        Disclaimer: I haven’t checked the statistics, but I remain optimistic, and continue making choices that align with my principles.

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    • timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      At this point I’m ready to be an early adopter. I’m so tired that Im willing to do that.

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  • Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Back to a Java flip phone then. Or just off portable radio based computing as a whole. We don't need portable telephony, and we certainly don't need to carry portable supercomputers.

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  • Mwa@thelemmy.club ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    True.
    Linux on Mobile has a poor ecosystem and only works on older phones (older then most Android roms)

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    • tgxn@lemmy.tgxn.net ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Have you see FLX1 phone? Based on Debian.

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      • Mwa@thelemmy.club ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        No

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      • vaionko@sopuli.xyz ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Just looked it up, ane it seems to be $550 with worse specs than ny current phone I paid $130 for

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• Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I will transition off Android if this gets deployed, this is unacceptable.

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  • ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    What will you switch to?

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    • ragas@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Some android fork

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  • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    To what exactly?

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    • Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I am hoping PostmarketOS or perhaps SailfishOS get some much needed momentum both from Google’s actions and the fact that a lot of people (on a relative basis) are realising that many large American companies profoundly corrupt and cannot be trusted.

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• FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  What platform you going to go to? iPhones?

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