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Re:Show HN: Static.wiki – read-only Wikipedia using a 43GB S... by gsich on Sunday August 01, 2021 @11:00AM (#28026720)
I do. Many others too. Or do you see books written on phones, programing being done on phones? Being able to install any program you like? No? Not first class then.

There are many things that can't be done on a phone that are possible on a PC. The reverse case is much harder.

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Re:Show HN: Static.wiki – read-only Wikipedia using a 43GB S... by IgorPartola on Monday August 02, 2021 @10:15AM (#28036791)
I see Wikipedia being read on phones, which is the problem at hand.
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Re:Show HN: Static.wiki – read-only Wikipedia using a 43GB S... by gsich on Monday August 02, 2021 @10:25AM (#28036912)
The fact that you can't even add memory (be it RAM or storage, the later one is of course doable on some devices) to your phone makes them not first class devices.
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Re:Show HN: Static.wiki – read-only Wikipedia using a 43GB S... by IgorPartola on Monday August 02, 2021 @11:12AM (#28037601)
Same with MacBooks? Sorry this sounds like utter nonsense.
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Re:Show HN: Static.wiki – read-only Wikipedia using a 43GB S... by gsich on Monday August 02, 2021 @02:46PM (#28040955)
Yes.
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