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[โ€“] [email protected] 23 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Knowing what these companies pass for "features" these days, I'm glad.

[โ€“] [email protected] 19 points 19 hours ago

Users who want features early already use Android

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 18 hours ago

I hope users in the EU will delay bringing money to Apple.

They will never replace my lovely CMF Phone 2.

[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Are we supposed to shed a tear? The only thing I'm looking for is some alternative to my iPhone, even very basic and very feature-limited, preferably made in the EU, that would let me ditch that last piece of Apple tech I own... while still being able to easily access the banking and security apps I do need.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 20 hours ago

I have replacements lined up for when my apple devices kick the bucket.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

I'm not sure if they sell it for Canada?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago

@Sunshine I believe Murena is the only way to get one in Canada.

https://murena.com/

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago

@Sunshine not sure, but @e_mydata or @murena should know

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 16 hours ago

Less crappy updates and adverts? Thanks God for that.

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Linux phones canโ€™t come soon enough!

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I am very tempted by a Jolla phone. Years ago I had a Nokia N9, and apparently theyโ€™ve done a good job of keeping the platform alive. It does have a yearly subscription for the OS which is a bit strange, but if it means my phone would last 10 years not 5 then I can get behind that

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 16 hours ago

It does have a yearly subscription for the OS which is a bit strange

It's takes a lot of effort to build from scratch, I'm okay with paying the developers to get the ball rolling. Though my biggest critique of Sailfish is that the ui isn't Open-Source. Thankfully we have Nemomobile for that.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 17 hours ago

Is it privacy or reliability?

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

When I got my original iPhone it wasn't because it has more features than the competition - it was because it had less but better implemented. These days new "features" seem to mostly involve making the experience worse in pursuit of ever more money.

I've not bought an iPhone in fifteen years.