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> A flip phone with the apps you need: WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram. Music, podcasts, maps Honestly, that sounds appealing to me at least. Those are the only com

by bilekas 4mo ago

> A flip phone with the apps you need: WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram. Music, podcasts, maps Honestly, that sounds appealing to me at least. Those are the only communication channels I have, so it suits. Maps if I get lost somewhere. And some spotify. I pretty much have that now, but just with constant privacy breaches and issues I need to stay on top of. > There's a missed opportunity for a better ToS joke here: "Beige... the final frontier" I don't think this product will actually ever launch, but if it does, it absolutely MUST have a beige model.

oneeyedpigeon 4mo ago
> Honestly, that sounds appealing to me at least. Absolutely, same here—but it has to look good. I know that's subjective, but this thing looks atrocious.
- pjmlp 4mo ago
  Yeah, it could be a bit more like Razr, and for the youngsters in the audience. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Razr_V3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Razr_V3
- Gigachad 4mo ago
  It's appealing to the y2k and fruitger aero aesthetic. All the people on the street right now in baggy camo pants with a bag full of tech like mp3 players and digicams would buy this thing up.
- trollbridge 4mo ago
  They're targeting a younger demographic than us.
NoGravitas 4mo ago
If I were to get one, I would certainly get beige... just bought a nice beige mechanical keyboard. I don't think I would pay $500 for it. $150 to $200 maybe. I got my youngest child an AOSP flip phone. I'm semi happy with it. You can't install apps on it (so no Signal, but also no Subway Surfers). But on the other hand, it has a web browser, which is a big hole; the web browser is good enough to show postage-stamp-sized YouTube. The Commodore flip phone would be kind of usable for me as long as it could run Duo Mobile; having Signal is a big plus. Not sure it's a $500 plus. Lacking RCS is a non-trivial minus but not a deal-breaker.
- trollbridge 4mo ago
  I have my doubts about any apps requiring attestation being able to run under Sailfish successfully unless Commodore nouveaux gets directly in contact with vendors like Duo Mobile to ensure such apps work.

by bilekas 4mo ago

oneeyedpigeon 4mo ago

> Honestly, that sounds appealing to me at least. Absolutely, same here—but it has to look good. I know that's subjective, but this thing looks atrocious.

pjmlp 4mo ago
Yeah, it could be a bit more like Razr, and for the youngsters in the audience. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Razr_V3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Razr_V3
Gigachad 4mo ago
It's appealing to the y2k and fruitger aero aesthetic. All the people on the street right now in baggy camo pants with a bag full of tech like mp3 players and digicams would buy this thing up.
trollbridge 4mo ago
They're targeting a younger demographic than us.

NoGravitas 4mo ago

If I were to get one, I would certainly get beige... just bought a nice beige mechanical keyboard. I don't think I would pay $500 for it. $150 to $200 maybe. I got my youngest child an AOSP flip phone. I'm semi happy with it. You can't install apps on it (so no Signal, but also no Subway Surfers). But on the other hand, it has a web browser, which is a big hole; the web browser is good enough to show postage-stamp-sized YouTube. The Commodore flip phone would be kind of usable for me as long as it could run Duo Mobile; having Signal is a big plus. Not sure it's a $500 plus. Lacking RCS is a non-trivial minus but not a deal-breaker.

trollbridge 4mo ago
I have my doubts about any apps requiring attestation being able to run under Sailfish successfully unless Commodore nouveaux gets directly in contact with vendors like Duo Mobile to ensure such apps work.