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Re:A review of the Blackphone, the Android for the paranoid by dublinben on Monday June 30, 2014 @02:27AM (#7963957)
You're missing the fact that this can be sold (at an outrageous markup) to large enterprises and government agencies because it looks secure/private.

Beyond that, it provides literally nothing that you can't install for free on any Android device. I could make you an equally "secure" or "private" device for $300 and an hour's time.

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Re:A review of the Blackphone, the Android for the paranoid by coldpie on Monday June 30, 2014 @08:53AM (#7964758)
> Beyond that, it provides literally nothing that you can't install for free on any Android device. I could make you an equally "secure" or "private" device for $300 and an hour's time.

Yeah, this was my takeaway from the article. They even link to the Google Play store entries for the software that comes packaged on the phone. Missed opportunity, I think.

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Re:A review of the Blackphone, the Android for the paranoid by gambiting on Monday June 30, 2014 @01:22PM (#7966250)
I think you missed this part of the article:

"What sells this phone is the software and services it is bundled with, which separately would sell for $879"

The software bundled with the phone makes the phone worth buying.

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