It’s either Linux phone or fighting in the trenches a losing battle against one the most powerful companies in history. Android offering a desktop mode is good if taken in the context of running an open source software on hardware you own.
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umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
yay, locked down unrepairable computers owned by a us company that aids in war and surveillance!
100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 4 weeks ago
umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
yeah, it’s nice in that context.
in fact, it’s something that could have been a thing for a while, they had phones doing this in 2012ish.
Xatolos@reddthat.com 4 weeks ago
We are talking about Android, not Apple.
Android phones can be user repaired and repaired by third parties without Googles permission.
umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
depends on what you need repaired. upgrades are a big no too.
Xatolos@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
What part can’t be repaired? Some parts may be soldered to the board, but the board can be fixed without Googles blessing.
And upgrades were never a part of the original comment, so what does that have to do with my comment?
umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
you seem to have answered your own question.
if i can’t cheaply repair an old board, or source parts, it’s not repairable.
upgrading is part of what makes old computers still usable.
snowdriftissue@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
android in general is pretty locked down. following this trend will see actually unlocked and repairable computers replaced by locked phones.
pixels are fine but not available everywhere.
snowdriftissue@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
There are a lot of assumptions baked into everything you’re saying. It’s really not that deep. Google Pixels make up a tiny fraction of total mobile market share. This isn’t the start of some doomsday scenario where the only computers available are Google Pixels. You’re allowed to buy what you want. I need a phone anyway, and personally I’d rather have one device than two if I can.
This is a much larger issue that has little to do with anything we’re talking about