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Commodore 64's New Flip Phone Skips Android for Linux-Based Sailfish OS (feed.itsfoss.com)
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A year has passed since Commodore, the computer brand many of you know and love, came back from the dead under new ownership. The comeback is picking up pace too, with a lineup that already includes multiple Commodore 64 Ultimate editions, a C64X PC, and a licensing program that invites outside builders to use the name. Now, they have announced a return to the phone market, and not in the doomscrolling glass-slab avatar we are all used to, but in a retro, very equippable flip phone format....

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[–] -3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Who verifies that the APK is safe to install? Commostore? I'm not putting my trust in that.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    What about the fact that Sailfish OS uses Alien Dalvik to emulate the apps in an LXC container? More

    This is a company that is committing to never selling customer data and I appreciate that. But yeah, I think blocking Web browsers is maybe a little much. Plus I need Lemmy to get my bean fix 🫘.

    They have created a shit phone, but they are proud of it. It's essentially a less dumb version of a dumb phone.

    It's one where you don't have to worry about someone emailing you after-hours, see your aunt bitching about her 7th husband, or get you distracted when you should be remodeling the house.

    I may not agree with it... I would be more open to A full blown sailfish install, but I see the vision.

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