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No one wanted to pay that much to wait that long for what was still an un-materialized promise.
First of all, I must say that I love Ubuntu on my desktop, being my main and only desktop OS, however I think Shuttleworth is deluding himself ... So, I'm having problems seeing Ubuntu compete with Android. He claims that Android is too fragmented, but regular users aren't complaining about fragmentation, mobile makers and careers aren't complaining about it either. How can they, when they are responsible for it? If…
All of which is to say, I'd love to run a smartphone with no ties to one of the big tech companies and their proprietary sandboxes. I'd install apps if I didn't have to deal with some proprietary app store which requires a login just to download free stuff. A smartphone might be a cool thing to have - but not if it's tied to Apple, Google, or Microsoft.
Hey, I'm one of that 25%! I have a Galaxy Nexus which reads but cannot send email, reads and writes SMS, and which gives me a tiny little sliver of a peephole into the web. I run no apps because I am not willing to put any Google account credentials into the device, and for reasons I cannot comprehend, even free apps require you to go through Google Play. All of which is to say, I'd love to run a smartphone with no t…
Hey, I'm one of that 25%! I have a Galaxy Nexus which reads but cannot send email, reads and writes SMS, and which gives me a tiny little sliver of a peephole into the web. I run no apps because I am not willing to put any Google account credentials into the device, and for reasons I cannot comprehend, even free apps require you to go through Google Play. All of which is to say, I'd love to run a smartphone with no t…
Have you looked into F-Droid? It's a directory of free-software Android apps that doesn't require a sign-in to use. I watched my friend use it (iPhone user here) and it looked like once you load the APK from their site, you're good to go.