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Re:Project Ara's next prototype will stand equal to a top-ti... by ewzimm on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @03:39PM (#8888867)
A big use case is people who want privacy. Modern phones have back doors that can be activated remotely by the manufacturer. Don't want to be tracked for a while? Disconnect the baseband. Don't want to be watched? Disconnect the camera. I can see a lot of people wanting a phone that's under their control.
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Re:Project Ara's next prototype will stand equal to a top-ti... by mongrol on Wednesday January 14, 2015 @07:00PM (#8890043)
That phone will never exist.
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Re:Project Ara's next prototype will stand equal to a top-ti... by robin_reala on Monday January 19, 2015 @04:36AM (#8911145)
That phone exists already if you’re willing to compromise on looks and weight: http://www.raspberrypi.org/piphone-home-made-raspberry-pi-sm...
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