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Because it's not in their best interest. Smartphone makers are big tech, big tech only wants you to learn their framework to be locked into using big tech for l

Because it's not in their best interest. Smartphone makers are big tech, big tech only wants you to learn their framework to be locked into using big tech for life. No one wants you to learn to think on your own. Learn Dashly(tm) for Pear Phone or don't program at all. The reality is the time for tinkering and stuff is over (for pc workloads, you can tinker all you like with hardware/agri/space/radio/nuclear open-source). Computers, whether they are on your lap or in your pocket, are being controlled by big corporations. You might say "But, Linux isn't controlled by a big corporation" and you'd be wrong. All these big tech companies want to wall you into their garden to shake you down anytime they want more capital. The best way to get that 80s tinkering feeling again is to go get a Raspberry Pi or something and start building your own thing. Don't expect any of the consumer tech to ever cater to that kind of crowd again. They may pay homage to their roots but their bottom line depends on you forking over cash on their services and app stores.

asddubs 4y ago
there's still tech out there that does, like the pinephone. It's going to be niche, but it exists
- gabereiser 4y ago
  not saying they don't exist, but to penetrate that 1% market share to be relevant they have not. I did call out things like raspi and such as still viable for tinkering but not the same way that I was introduced to computers with the Apple II and later the 386/486DX revolution. Around Pentium II things got anti-tinker and ever since 2007 it's been pretty much a consumer-only market. Walled gardens and locked down OS's, complete with injected ads and tracking.
  - asddubs 4y ago
    at least on x86 you're still able to install whatever operating system you want, even if only for legacy reasons
    - gabereiser 4y ago
      New motherboards have safe boot enabled and you can’t disable it in UEFI. So no, you can’t.
      - asddubs 4y ago
        not universally true, gigabyte motherboards definitely allow you to disable this
      - mixmastamyk 4y ago
        Nope, my new laptop allows disabling. Also many distros are installable anyway/have been signed.
    - mmphosis 4y ago
      except that on x86 you are forced to always run an undocumented modified version of Minix

asddubs 4y ago

there's still tech out there that does, like the pinephone. It's going to be niche, but it exists

gabereiser 4y ago
not saying they don't exist, but to penetrate that 1% market share to be relevant they have not. I did call out things like raspi and such as still viable for tinkering but not the same way that I was introduced to computers with the Apple II and later the 386/486DX revolution. Around Pentium II things got anti-tinker and ever since 2007 it's been pretty much a consumer-only market. Walled gardens and locked down OS's, complete with injected ads and tracking.
- asddubs 4y ago
  at least on x86 you're still able to install whatever operating system you want, even if only for legacy reasons
  - gabereiser 4y ago
    New motherboards have safe boot enabled and you can’t disable it in UEFI. So no, you can’t.
    - asddubs 4y ago
      not universally true, gigabyte motherboards definitely allow you to disable this
    - mixmastamyk 4y ago
      Nope, my new laptop allows disabling. Also many distros are installable anyway/have been signed.
  - mmphosis 4y ago
    except that on x86 you are forced to always run an undocumented modified version of Minix