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Re:Apple is sued for telling you that you're “buying” movies by Fnoord on Friday April 23, 2021 @10:12AM (#26914965)
DRM isn't the only problem. Watermarks are as well, they ruin the sound quality. Its a bit disappointing FSF doesn't mention Fairphone, as they offer a smartphone made from slave-free labour (Librem 5 isn't).
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Re:Apple is sued for telling you that you're “buying” movies by hamburglar on Friday April 23, 2021 @11:02AM (#26915427)
Bandcamp is watermark-free. I’ve verified it myself by comparing FLACs bought from two different accounts. They were identical.
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Re:Apple is sued for telling you that you're “buying” movies by fsflover on Friday April 23, 2021 @02:30PM (#26917654)
Fairphone relies on Qualcomm, which forces planned obsolescence through proprietary software [0]. This is why FSF do not recommend it.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26593274

Consider Librem 5 USA instead: https://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa. It is produced in USA.

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Re:Apple is sued for telling you that you're “buying” movies by Fnoord on Friday April 23, 2021 @10:01PM (#26921576)
For me it is pointless to buy made in USA given NSA. I would be better off blending in crowd, or buying from within EU.

As for planned obsolescence, FP2 has 5+ years of support as we speak. Without help from Qualcomm, as they EOLed SD800/801 long ago. That's the same SOC as in the Mars helicopter, btw.

The point I made still stands: Librem 5 is made from slave labour (gold, cobalt). Especially sour with the 2000 USD price tag.

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