Open Source cell phones is functionally a very very niche market. They end up costing more than the phone with the big binary blobs from the other android manu

Open Source cell phones is functionally a very very niche market. They end up costing more than the phone with the big binary blobs from the other android manufacturers, and often have older hardware than the hardware makers are willing to give away specs for. For what, I'd ask? The users don't care. 98% of Android and iOS users don't even know what open source is, and at least half of those who do know, don't really care that their phone isn't open source. The people who buy most of the phones by volume and dollars, just want a phone that works well, and lasts 2-5 years. This was true in the pre-Android iOS version too, I cant remember a Sidekick, PalmOS or Windows Mobile caring much about it either. Most users don't care much about how the sausage is made, provided the sausage is tasty, convenient and cheap. I donn't think they're afraid of their ecosystem being threatened by Open Source, its not even in their field of vision.