* Faceless multinational A, that gives lip service to privacy and doesn't give a shit about freedom
* Faceless multinational B, that gives lip service to freedom and doesn't give a shit about privacy
* Trying to kickstart an alternative ecosystem - a task that Microsoft, one of the richest companies in the world, was unsuccessful at.
* Not owning a smartphone
I'm talking one that actually works and is on par with linux desktops.
YMMV but I do. That kind of hassle is the tax that I’m perfectly willing to pay for having FOSS stuff.
Let’s celebrate that we have options.
If you're interested, here's a thread about the issue me and several other people have been facing.
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=266358
The issue has been "fixed" for now by downgrading to the March 2021 release of Linux Firmware for most people. Of course, this isn't really a fix.
I acknowledge that Purism is a small company and that it can only do so much. In case it fails, my gamble is that enough people are going to contribute and keep the most important apps working.
I’ve found a list of apps here: https://linmobapps.frama.io/
Lots of stuff just won't be available but that's going to be true no matter what non-Apple/Google platform you went to. Outside of that though, it should generally provide a fairly user-friendly experience.
When that happens, the world might have more choices than just Google and Apple for smartphones, or Microsoft and Apple for desktop/laptops.
The issue here is that "we" are not many people.
https://techmonitor.ai/techonology/software/why-did-the-ubun...