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[–] 10001110101@lemm.ee 35 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Kinda depressing that all of big-tech seems to have given up "innovating" (finding applications for publicly-funded research), and have become rent-seeking dinosaurs.

[–] stormeuh@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago

Capitalism baby

[–] viking@infosec.pub 43 points 6 days ago

This article is a thinly veiled ad paired with fearmongering to get gullible users to buy the shit phones they sell (or not, some people have been on "waitlists" for 5+ years after providing a full payment).

Granted, their phones are fully open, but have next to no apps.

Personally I'll stick with Android 12, rooted, and see what the future brings.

[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 27 points 6 days ago (1 children)

"Purism makes premium phones..." Haaaaaaaaa 😂

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 20 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Correction: purism sells mediocre phones for premium prices.

[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 25 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Why is it so hard to "Don't be Evil"

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

That would mean less money, at least in the short term, but also in the long term as it grants the user the autonomy of optionality, the power to choose some of Google's edicts. Really it's about the power to shape the choices of the users in the future. Take their power away. And in the future this will be conducive to leverage this power against the user for more money.

I asked the AI about it, in case anyone is curious https://chatgpt.com/share/68454a70-5cd8-8005-8075-3579244f0ce4

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm tired of this evil is related to money. When did our species die on the hill that money's more important than humanity itself?

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The moment money became the only way to get food.

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

That is bullshit, the economy is created to force you into the labor market. This is just a symptom of capitalism.

[–] FourWaveforms@lemm.ee 14 points 6 days ago

...in Singapore...

[–] Teknikal@eviltoast.org 16 points 6 days ago

Not bothered if necessary Il patch every apk before installing it, one more stupid American move that will ultimately give the entire market to the Chinese.

[–] p_kanarinac@retrolemmy.com 141 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] elvith@feddit.org 67 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Depends. Are you from the EU or not?

[–] p_kanarinac@retrolemmy.com 92 points 1 week ago

I am, that's why it sounds illegal. :D

[–] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 90 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Purism is sketchy btw:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKegmu0V75s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IjUryQOlgk

(Louis Rossman videos explaining how a customer was denied a refund for a "pre-order" and then they tried to coerce Louis to take down the video.)

Edit: typo

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[–] MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world 66 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 66 points 1 week ago (2 children)

In parallel, Google has rolled out its Play Integrity API, which allows developers to limit app functionality when sideloaded, effectively pushing users to install apps only through the Google Play Store.

All of this while EU forbids Apple to do the same, what is the idea here? Measuring how EU reacts?

[–] 0xD@infosec.pub -2 points 6 days ago

...did you read the ad...? It quite obviously answers your question and calls out the difference. The large, glaring one. The one that probably even a first grader would grasp.

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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 64 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Yikes this really doesn't look good. Is there any reporting on it from independent journalists (or anyone else who isn't also advertising their own competing operating system)?

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