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Switch where? Google's walled garden sucks too, even if slightly less right now. You can't fight a duopoly as if it's a competitive market.

• fsflover 6y ago
  The alternatives are GNU/Linux phones (PinePhone, Librem 5) and companies respecting users, see: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24866279 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24866279
  • RonanTheGrey 6y ago
    My short term plan is to get an Android device, root it and install something else. Long term plan is to keep an eye on Librem and get one when it actually ships possibly after an iteration or two. Or not, I might get one sooner if I think I have some time to try to build something for it.
  • clusterfish 6y ago
    I really hope these eventually succeed but that's not a given. The existing app stores moat is very strong. Average people would never think to use these independent Linux phones the way they are today, and it's not a given that the situation will noticeably improve in 5-10-15 years. I want good options available to everyone, not just a subset of the typical desktop-Linux audience.
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