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		bbarnett on March 1, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Degoogled phones running privacy oriented OS I would be happy to try Librem 5, but I looked at the specs a few days ago, and just... It was mid-spec a half decade ago, and hasn't changed since. You're really paying a lot for that old hardware. This won't help adoption.

fsflover on March 1, 2022 [–]

iPhones are very high-spec, but you can't really run anything serious on them due to the walled garden. What are you going to do with this phone?

bbarnett on March 1, 2022 | [–]

A lot less with lower specs, than the higher end specs I deserve. That's what people will think, as soon as they see them.

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