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Furi Phone FLX1: Debian smartphone debuts • The Register (www.theregister.com)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Despite the market domination of Apple's iOS

Since when?

[–] [email protected] 32 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The register is out of the UK and the bulk of their readership is in the US, in both places apple has above 50% market share.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

Thx. I didn't knew it was that bad

[–] mesamunefire 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Some people think it's a status symbol, but most people don't care. But yeah it's above 50 percent now and climbing (in the US).

I have both from time to time. I wish there was a viable 3rd party than picking our favorite multi-billion dollar company, but as a developer, I need both.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

It is over 80% if you only look at the youth

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

True. Apple is straight up dystopia.

[–] someacnt_ 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I mean, do we have viable alternative? Like every popular brand is from similar tech megacorps.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 4 months ago

Android is open source

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Despite the market domination of Apple's iOS and the legions of Android devices out there, there are alternatives in the smartphone market...

just a wierd line break

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

since you crawled under a rock /s

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

This is Patrick.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 4 months ago

It just shows the shady nature of this new company