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> Only Apple has achieved it. Google is close. Debatable Android is a solid basis for a homegrown solution. We just never had the need to build one just yet.
by BadBadJellyBean 10mo ago
> Only Apple has achieved it. Google is close.
Debatable
Android is a solid basis for a homegrown solution. We just never had the need to build one just yet. What Google and Apple built was convenient. But it's not as irreplaceable as some might think.
- fsflover 10mo ago> Android is a solid basis for a homegrown solution. Except all proprietary drivers tying you to an ancient Linux kernel and preventing upgrades of the OS.
- atherton94027 10mo agoAre these proprietary drivers owned by American or Asian companies? There are many alternatives to Qualcomm nowadays
- BadBadJellyBean 10mo agoThat is not a problem of Android but of the hardware and funnily enough much of that is not produced in the US. I think we could cobble together a working phone in a short time and iterate upon that if it is necessary. Hardware has advanced sufficiently that we don't need the latest greatest to have an okay experience.
- fsflover 10mo ago> I think we could cobble together a working phone in a short time and iterate upon that if it is necessary. You drastically underestimate how complicated it will be. Here is one attempt: https://puri.sm/posts/breaking-ground/ https://puri.sm/posts/breaking-ground/
- BadBadJellyBean 10mo agoI am 6alking about creating the hardware of the need should arise. Of course it will not be comparable.