Comment by Forgeties79
3 months ago
There’s no going back unfortunately. There’s no world where smartphones go away barring a new tech as significant and useful as a smartphone.
3 months ago
There’s no going back unfortunately. There’s no world where smartphones go away barring a new tech as significant and useful as a smartphone.
Why are you so sure? Have a look at Librem 5 and Pinephone.
I’m familiar with projects like them. I just don’t think any of them are going to break through in a meaningful way anytime soon, if ever. They have very niche markets. I hope they are always an option though.
The prospects for growth are better than ever. GrapheneOS by installer download stats looks to have approximately a quarter of a million users, and the new Motorola partnership should cause that to increase significantly.
If nothing else, it will be a major OEM shipping a non-customer-hostile mobile OS officially for the first time in ages, and Motorola's reach is significant: https://www.androidpolice.com/motorola-razr-drives-foldable-...
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This looks like security nihilism, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27897975