11 hours ago
(This post was last modified: 11 hours ago by Zebulon Walton.)
Interesting article, but I for one actually have no problem with the limitations of Linux (in my case Mobian) running on the Pinephone. In fact I regard some of those limitations - like no support for the garbage "apps" that most Android and iPhone users seem to love - as desirable features. I actually get a perverse enjoyment telling people "Sorry, I can't run your app, I don't have an Android phone or iPhone. Does your app come in a Linux version?" Blank stares generally follow. Very satisfying.
Rather than having any interest in the features and mis-features offered by the major smartphone platforms it's much more important to me to have a phone under my own control that is not spying on me and is really off when I turn it off, which is most of the time.
Then again, I don't keep my life on my phone. I don't need it for internet access. I don't care about its cameras. I only use the phone to make and receive telephone calls.
Rather than having any interest in the features and mis-features offered by the major smartphone platforms it's much more important to me to have a phone under my own control that is not spying on me and is really off when I turn it off, which is most of the time.
Then again, I don't keep my life on my phone. I don't need it for internet access. I don't care about its cameras. I only use the phone to make and receive telephone calls.