Many phones are very much unlocked, even though support for other operating systems is limited. However, even Android can be installed as a standalone OS with n

Many phones are very much unlocked, even though support for other operating systems is limited. However, even Android can be installed as a standalone OS with no Google crap. If you want them to be general purpose computers straight from the store, yeah, that's not happening. But you still own the hardware and can change the software, again, on many, sadly not all, devices.