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Re:The Strange Tale of the Freedom Phone, a Smartphone for C... by imglorp on Monday September 06, 2021 @12:54PM (#28435621)
Someone has identified an especially gullible--vulnerable even--market sector.

https://www.nationalmemo.com/qanon-cult-2651308726

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/the-maga-targeted-fr...

Re:The Strange Tale of the Freedom Phone, a Smartphone for C... by guidoism on Monday September 06, 2021 @01:32PM (#28436007)
Interesting that “a million dollars” allows him to fly in jets and burn money
Re:The Strange Tale of the Freedom Phone, a Smartphone for C... by Ajay-p on Monday September 06, 2021 @01:51PM (#28436217)
Interesting concept. I think there is a market for these types of devices, catering to niches in the market. A phone for liberals, a phone for conservatives, and a phone for...everyone else?? "Tongue in cheek" maybe but I am surprised that phones are not being built and sold to narrower markets, for example sports fans. A phone made to watch, read, and engage in sports.

Is there no market available for these?

Re:The Strange Tale of the Freedom Phone, a Smartphone for C... by laomai on Monday September 06, 2021 @02:45PM (#28436707)
Just because we can doesn’t mean we should.

Narrower market phones by OEMs sounds like it’ll lead eventually to the ‘Easter phone’ or ‘mothers days phone’ — rampant consumerism with bad experiences that wind up in a garage sale, thrift store or land fill.

Better to have a quality product with custom case imho.

Re:The Strange Tale of the Freedom Phone, a Smartphone for C... by bsima on Monday September 06, 2021 @01:01PM (#28435700)
Freedom is only for conservatives, apparently.
Re:The Strange Tale of the Freedom Phone, a Smartphone for C... by vharuck on Monday September 06, 2021 @01:19PM (#28435885)
There's "free" as in beer, "free" as in free speech, and "free" as in Freedom Fries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_fries

Re:The Strange Tale of the Freedom Phone, a Smartphone for C... by handrous on Monday September 06, 2021 @01:05PM (#28435753)
There's freedom, then there's "freedom", the branding term used to chase a certain market. This is clearly the latter.
Re:The Strange Tale of the Freedom Phone, a Smartphone for C... by bsima on Monday September 06, 2021 @02:20PM (#28436467)
Thank you captain obvious