As shitty as M$ is, it would have been nice to see Windows phone become moderately successful and be a third primary mobile os.
this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2025
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Meh, that's not real competition... the big one just collude
I would have rather seen the development of BBOS10. It was so far ahead of its time.
That whole thing we do with swipe gestures to navigate the android interface? Yeah BBOS had that years ago.
I miss my Passport.
I didn't hate my Windows Phone when I had one.
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The year of the Linux mobile is coming.
IS THAT A FUCKING HEADPHONE JACK!?
Let's go 🔥🔥🔥
It's nice, and good to see more of a push. However, I think kill switches for at least microphone and camera should be the new default. It's absolutely ridiculous to walk around with an internet connected mic and a camera that looks at your face whenever you look at your phone. Personally, I'll never carry a phone around anymore that doesn't have mics and cameras desoldered or there's a kill switch. For the back camera a cover with a slide is fine, but doesn't really work with the front part.
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I want to believe, I really do. But I fear that the crypto apps people have grown dependent on will make it harder than the desktop battle. And IDK but I seem to recall every year since at least 2001 being proclaimed to be the year of the Linux desktop.
I rely on my banking apps (plural), governmental email app, government authentificator app and the governmental LMS app for public schools to make my everyday function. And the last time I tried just a custom ROM, those apps refused to run.
Neat! And a removable battery.
Debian too! Always liked me some Debian, super stable.
Sign me the fuck up!
The specs look quite decent, and it even has an SD card slot. I really would love to get away from android.
is this legit?
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now it's just a race for the giant conglomerates to make the worst decisions for consumers
Yep. There's no such thing as competition any more.
Tech companies are just gas stations across the street from each other.
Your computer no longer "computes", its just a barebones terminal to access a "virtual pc" in the cloud.
Good news, you don't need to pay $1000 for a good laptop, all you need is this $50 windows machine that only runs a client that streams a live feed from MS Headquarters
Bad news, its a subscription, stop paying and you lose all files.
Wait a minute did you type a "Eat The Rich" document, sorry can't have that, violates ToS, deleted.
Fahrenheit 451 x 1984