I want a computer that I own

Re:I want a computer that I own by monkin on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @01:51AM (#26396155)

There should be just a phone for hackers and hardware/open source enthusiasts. They would have a toy to play with without a need to bash other “walled garden” platforms which isn’t for them apparently. As ordinary consumers don’t want to or do not have a knowledge on how to do those advanced tasks most HN users want.

And, that’s great! They shouldn’t know that, maybe there will be some cultural shift in the future, where everyone will be tech-savvy, and companies like Apple starts changing their approach. Until then HN users need to accept that most of those solutions are made for ordinary consumers, and embrace the niche for them. :-)

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Re:I want a computer that I own by mPReDiToR on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @07:18AM (#26398106)

Typing this on Huawei Android.

I have a PinePhone. It's much fun being around the guys who are making the next evolution of phone. Hackers gonna hack.

I'm still here bashing the walled gardens because no matter what the non-techies want to do, they need protecting from themselves by either the .gov or by being given alternatives.

Every day we get closer to giving them another usable option.

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Re:I want a computer that I own by fsflover on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @03:46AM (#26396704)

Such phones exist: Librem 5 and Pinephone.

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