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Re:Amazon, Google Unwittingly Reveal the Severity of the U.S... by drnick1 on Sunday February 15, 2026 @04:27PM (#47027740)
Parent mentioned not using the Play Store or the Apple Store. The hardware Graphene runs on is kind of irrelevant for that. I don't see a problem with paying Google for hardware that I am free to use as I like; unlike other manufacturers the bootloader is unlockable, which means the stock OS can be replaced.
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Re:Amazon, Google Unwittingly Reveal the Severity of the U.S... by brnt on Monday February 16, 2026 @02:10AM (#47031844)
Requiring a device from the same manufacturer as the OS as the only way to be free: there is really nothing you see contradictive in that? I mean, power to you!
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