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Re:There are over a billion outdated Android devices in use by mindslight on Monday November 13, 2017 @11:58PM (#15692793)
One is forced to buy a phone, as an expectation/requirement of modern society. This does not imply they wish to spend even more money in support of the broken ecosystem every year/six months/etc.
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Re:There are over a billion outdated Android devices in use by jamespo on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @06:01AM (#15694073)
You're not forced, particularly not to get a smartphone.

You're trading off convenience.

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