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> it opens the field wider for the truly open-stack phones to gain users. Win-win. Microsoft couldn't break into this market for billions of dollars. Open phon
by michaelmrose 3y ago
> it opens the field wider for the truly open-stack phones to gain users. Win-win.
Microsoft couldn't break into this market for billions of dollars. Open phones breaking in because android becomes more locked down is a complete fantasy.
What do you do when oppressive governments insist that your now constrained environment implement some of their suggestions with the alternative to compliance being your local yokels go to prison and the alternative to having local yokels is that you aren't allowed to sell there?
- shadowgovt 3y agoIn the event that fantasy scenario plays out, there's no winners period; if Android complied, they'd still get to sell, and if they didn't they'd end up on the black market alongside the Pinephones. None of this category of openness matters if the government turns to oppression.