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"This makes the point that the real battle we should be fighting is not for control of Android/iOS, but the ability to run other operating systems on phones."
by 1vuio0pswjnm7 1y ago
"This makes the point that the real battle we should be fighting is not for control of Android/iOS, but the ability to run other operating systems on phones."
Sometimes owner control, cf. corporate control, can be had by sacrificing hardware functionality, i.e., features, closed source drivers. Choice between particular hardware feature(s) working and control over the hardware in general.
- colordrops 1y agoYes but in the phone space the sacrifice is too much. You often times forgo the ability to even participate in many aspects of society, e.g. banking. It's not your typical "rough around the edges open source alternative", it's just not even a comparison.
- yardstick 1y agoCan’t you do banking on the web via your phone? Same as desktop users?
- IIsi50MHz 1y agoIn some places, the bank website directs you to use the app, which then looks for things like whether the device is unlocked or rooted. Banks in these places refuse to trust web browsers.
- okasaki 1y agoI heard some banks don't have web sites, only apps.
- yardstick 1y agoSounds like they are outliers. None of my banks are like this. Multiple countries and continents.
- 1vuio0pswjnm7 1y agoHave at least two phones. One with corporate OS for banking, commerce. Another with user-chosen OS for experimentation, able to boot from external media.