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From: Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Are geeks becoming more respected?
Date: 23 Mar 2017 10:23:35 GMT
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On 2017-03-23, Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> wrote:
> Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid>:
>
>> It's actually quite simple. Do you want Android or Apple?
>
> I faced the same dilemma a few years back... and chose Microsoft as the
> least evil.

I bought a Blackberry Z10. Works fine and even runs (most) Android apps
(using a shim - it runs QNX natively).

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> I'm awaiting the day when I can buy an ecosystem-free smartphone and
> install a Linux distribution on it.

https://www.ubuntu.com/mobile

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open-source_mobile_phones


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