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That sounds ridiculous. If you can afford an android device then you can afford a $50 used laptop.

Abishek_Muthian 3y ago
Here's a proof - https://twitter.com/cyb3rops/status/1548961346104053764 https://twitter.com/cyb3rops/status/1548961346104053764 There are more such stories in Termux forums and in News sites.
- okasaki 3y ago
  There's no way that guy can't afford $50 for a used laptop. He doesn't appear to say that he can't either - it's just a screenshot of termux. Guess what? I've also taken screenshots of termux. It's neat. If all you have is your phone or tablet, it works. On his twitter page the only thing I see is a screenshot of gnome-terminal. So I guess he can indeed afford it. Also lolled at "Volunteer Software Developer at @osintforukraine"
a2128 3y ago
I imagine it's probably more than just price. A laptop is less portable and requires a backpack to carry it, and requires access to wall sockets to continuously charge it. You may be at greater risk of being robbed, and the people around you may have distrust of such technology or there may be other social factors at play. You also have to have the digital literacy to operate a full blown desktop operating system (may not be as much of a problem for people who figured out Termux, but Android is still much simpler in general). Plus if someone has an Android device it doesn't mean they were easily able to afford it, it could've been a gift from long ago, or a hand-me-down, or required years of hard work to get, etc
- FirmwareBurner 3y ago
  >You may be at greater risk of being robbed Isn't a phone a bigger target for theft??
  - actionfromafar 3y ago
    Physically, no :-D
    - FirmwareBurner 3y ago
      Why not? More people need smartphones than PCs, therefore there's a bigger market for them both legal and stolen. PCs are more of a niche now.
      - actionfromafar 3y ago
        I was just joking that a phone is physically smaller.
fooker 3y ago
Used electronics of decent quality is really difficult to come across in third world countries. There is both a cultural reason and an economic reason, people just keep their stuff longer instead of replacing it when the next generation technology is available. I helped out at a computer repair shop as a teenager and the stuff people kept asking you repair were in really bad shape.
heavyset_go 3y ago
You need a phone to participate in society. Many people are in situations where they can afford a cheap phone and that's it.

Here's a proof - https://twitter.com/cyb3rops/status/1548961346104053764 https://twitter.com/cyb3rops/status/1548961346104053764 There are more such stories in Termux forums and in News sites.

okasaki 3y ago
There's no way that guy can't afford $50 for a used laptop. He doesn't appear to say that he can't either - it's just a screenshot of termux. Guess what? I've also taken screenshots of termux. It's neat. If all you have is your phone or tablet, it works. On his twitter page the only thing I see is a screenshot of gnome-terminal. So I guess he can indeed afford it. Also lolled at "Volunteer Software Developer at @osintforukraine"

a2128 3y ago

I imagine it's probably more than just price. A laptop is less portable and requires a backpack to carry it, and requires access to wall sockets to continuously charge it. You may be at greater risk of being robbed, and the people around you may have distrust of such technology or there may be other social factors at play. You also have to have the digital literacy to operate a full blown desktop operating system (may not be as much of a problem for people who figured out Termux, but Android is still much simpler in general). Plus if someone has an Android device it doesn't mean they were easily able to afford it, it could've been a gift from long ago, or a hand-me-down, or required years of hard work to get, etc

FirmwareBurner 3y ago
>You may be at greater risk of being robbed Isn't a phone a bigger target for theft??
- actionfromafar 3y ago
  Physically, no :-D
  - FirmwareBurner 3y ago
    Why not? More people need smartphones than PCs, therefore there's a bigger market for them both legal and stolen. PCs are more of a niche now.
    - actionfromafar 3y ago
      I was just joking that a phone is physically smaller.

fooker 3y ago

Used electronics of decent quality is really difficult to come across in third world countries. There is both a cultural reason and an economic reason, people just keep their stuff longer instead of replacing it when the next generation technology is available. I helped out at a computer repair shop as a teenager and the stuff people kept asking you repair were in really bad shape.

heavyset_go 3y ago

You need a phone to participate in society. Many people are in situations where they can afford a cheap phone and that's it.