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Totally agree with you, the most probable candidate is the linux phone, but unfortunately I find it lacks maturity.

• vouaobrasil 3y ago
  Yes, there have been several attempts in the past like the Ubuntu Phone, Nokia n900, (I had an n810), etc. The world should seriously fund an open phone as a non-profit initiative, but where people working on it have a fair salary, a guaranteed job, and decent working conditions. Moreover, major services like banks should be legislated to be required to make apps for this phone as well as Android/Apple.
  • smoldesu 3y ago
    I'm not sure how this would be a better investment than regulating the mobile duopoly, though. Even if they did pursue an Open phone as an initiative, there's no baseline rules for their competitors to play against. Both Google and Apple would be enabled and encouraged to extend their lock-in and create more exploitative ecosystems. Users would be caught in the middle, and surely nobody would switch to the Open phone as a matter of principle. It kinda feels like recommending that a country build it's own car instead of dictating which cars are and aren't road-safe. They could, but creating an example of what compliance looks like does not in any way ensure the competition will follow.