Consider the following two offers: A cheap netbook from a no-name Chinese OEM, running weird software you've never heard of named 'TAILS' which doesn't auto-up

Consider the following two offers: A cheap netbook from a no-name Chinese OEM, running weird software you've never heard of named 'TAILS' which doesn't auto-update or anything, and which the makers say is very secure. A cheap phone from a no-name Chinese OEM, running weird software you've never heard of named 'Sky ECC' which doesn't auto-update or anything, and which the makers say is very secure. You've got to be fairly knowledgeable to appraise the two options correctly.