> Devices that have become the most essential piece of operating as a person in this century. Because of the companies you say are "barely innovating at all".

> Devices that have become the most essential piece of operating as a person in this century. Because of the companies you say are "barely innovating at all". Schrödinger would like a word. > Each company taxes every single form of commerce, transaction, and customer connection on their devices. Devices that have become the most essential piece of operating as a person in this century. You're conflating the device being essential (well, useful, not essential) with the apps. My banking app is free, for example, or any shopping apps I have. How many of these essential apps are paid? > They choose what you can do, what you can deploy, when you can deploy, what tech you can use, and they tax you 30%. You're thinking of governments. You choose to buy a phone as a convenience value add to your life. You must pay 30% in tax, regardless of what you get back. > These are more important than the internet itself at this point They aren't. They need the internet to work. And you can do lots of nonessentials with them, but lots of essential things can be done with a Web browser, and if a service is locked behind an app store, that's a service delivery problem, not an app store problem. > there are only two companies There aren't only two companies. There are lots of companies making phones. There are two main OSes though, it's true. And with those, nothing stops anyone creating a third, e.g. PinePhone, except ability and financial environment.