How did Qualcomm get on the "naughty companies list"?
Qualcomm being closed source is the biggest issue with running good (user-respecting) software on phones, since basically every single Android has a Qualcomm processor/GPU. Samsung has some Exynos stuff but not in the USA. Only because of that, I'm looking into the PinePhone and Librem 5, which can run the mainline kernels.
I realize I'm far from a normal user, but the amount of ill will these companies develop is pretty massive. Broadcom for example has been permanently associated with 'this will be a pain in the ass to get working, and will break your system on updates.' And when I was buying the motherboard / wifi card / wifi router recently I immediately disqualified anything that had a Broadcom chip or didn't specify a chip.
For consumer sales, technologically aware people like us have an amplified impact because people trust us for recommendations. The AMD GPU purchase doubled to $900 because I suggested it to my brother when he needed a new one last month, even though he uses Windows. I've heard this also accredited to the rise of services like Google & GMail; 'techies' used them and their influence on family & friends was a big amplifier to help get users. So I wonder why Qualcomm and Nvidia are so hostile.
Actually there are kernel drivers for several Snapdragon platforms now, to the point that a Poco F1 can boot both GNU and AOSP-based systems off mainline.
Mellanox?