Oh look, Sony revoking more licenses for video content that people "bought".

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[–] 40 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I would also like a great camera, a non-locked-down bootloader and a non-customized OS with updates for at least 5 years. I can't vote with my wallet aside from "not buying any phone", which isn't a vote.

Oh I would also like small smartphones back. But there are simply no good ones on the market; nothing I could vote for.

"Vote with your wallet" only works if there is a good enough set of choices on the market.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Like regular voting, you pick the best one of the bunch; even if it's only marginally better than the rest. Even if it's still terrible.

    Repeat. Repeat again.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    True, and that's why you can only marginally change anything on the market with that. If no player on the market offers what you want, your only choices are to punish everyone (which they won't notice) or reward one of the least-bad players.

    Both can set the wrong incentives for companies to change or continue.

    So it's ok to bitch a shitty choices.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Doesn't fit "small". It was also just an example, my actual requirements are longer. I need my banking apps to work too, for example, which likely automatically limits me to Android/iOS. No idea how good they work with Sailfish for example.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Does your banking app work with waydroid? If yes, then you can use pinephone

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    What's wrong with your banks website?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I need transaction codes (essentially OTP). Even if I used their website. For that alone I need a supported phone.

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  • [+] -11 points 2 years ago

    This is a cop out. I have a 2023 Motorola phone that has everything but ir blaster and removable battery. Why lie like this??

    There is a good enough set of choices on the internet you're just a spoiled baby. Who needs green chat bubbles 🙄

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