I don’t like smartphones. I use a dumbphone.

But this is a wonderful initiative.

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    23 days ago

    It a perfectly usable Android for the average user. Everything works out of the boy. If it is not for you, fine. Buy a Pixel.

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      23 days ago

      for the average user.

      So we are talking about an average user, who

      • fully understands the appeal of a degoogled Phone
      • Willingly spends extra money for a fairphone
      • is able to migrate away from google services to /e/'s services
      • Is willing and able to troubleshoot any problems that MicroG has
      • is willing to fix not working banking apps
      • but somehow can’t use a simple web installer from Calyx

      Tell me, is this average user in the room with us right now?

      Everything works out of the boy.

      So does (and does not) with Calix or Graphene

      Buy a Pixel.

      I think you don’t get what I’m talking about.

      -It takes a base level of understanding why you would buy a Fairphone (or any degoogled phone)

      • it takes a base level of understanding phones to be able to use a degoogled one
      • If you already have that knowledge, you might as well just take an extra 5 minutes and use the web installer for calyx since it is literally the same AND has less vendor lockin than /e/
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        22 days ago

        Exactly. Even if I wanted /e/, I would re-flash when I got it, because the reason I want /e/ is because I don’t trust the OEM.

        It’s the same way with desktops, I see zero value in buying a laptop w/ Linux pre-installed because I’m just going to reinstall when I get it anyway.