4 ms·

I don't want Apple's dictatorial control or Google's privacy invasion. Yet the market is not catering to me.

• colejohnson66 6y ago
  Or more accurately: the market is reacting to what consumers want. Librem phones exist; they’re just not popular because most people don’t care about privacy.
  • _qulr 6y ago
    > Librem phones exist; they’re just not popular because What's the marketing budget of Purism? What's the total budget of Purism? In which stores are these phones available? Consumers can't buy what they don't even know about. Popularity requires availability. It requires awareness. These things are very costly. There are huge barriers to entry, especially in the smartphone market.
    • tpmoney 6y ago
      Marketing budgets are a function of sales too. If even the people that know about them (such as yourself) aren't buying them, they're not going to have a lot of money to pour into marketing.