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Re:Fairphone 5 review: The most uncompromising repairable ph... by jlkuester7 on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @02:28PM (#37755707)
Meanwhile in the real world, true convergence seems to mostly break down at the application layer. Many desktop Linux apps are not designed to work on a mobile device. It turns out that the UX in Android apps is purpose build for mobile use. This software gap seems really difficult to overcome. Not impossible, but we are not there yet in terms of mobile Linux devices being useful for the majority of consumers.... (I do think Waydroid offers some interesting opportunities here to bridge the gap!)
Re:Fairphone 5 review: The most uncompromising repairable ph... by bullen on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @04:08PM (#37756876)
This is only a problem if you think the mobile has value.

To me it's a consume only device.

Much rather have a tablet (with a keyboard and mouse for making real world applications) and a Pebble watch for notifications.

The iPad still can't run MacOS...