New company called Eelo will give you de-Google-ized Android for your privacy

So, I’m sorry if I misunderstand: they’re taking LineageOS, installing it on preexisting devices they did not engineer, and are taking a rather large profit? They’re just reselling? Why can’t someone just do this themselves for significantly cheaper...

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Post by djaychela » Sun, Dec 24, 2017, 4:12 PM UTC

Operyl wrote: post #4

So, I’m sorry if I misunderstand: they’re taking LineageOS, installing it on preexisting devices they did not engineer, and are taking a rather large profit? They’re just reselling? Why can’t someone just do this themselves for significantly cheaper...

I'd think most tech-able people would be able to; I've had Cyanogenmod on most of my Android phones, and it's been fairly straightforward to install. It's not too difficult to install LineageOS (on which this is based, the successor to CyanogenMod) on most phones - indeed there are step-by-step guides to do it which don't require too much skill to complete - and it's possible to run it without any of the Google Apps.

Not sure what this project is going to provide that isn't already available after an evening's search, but they seem to be charging a fortune for it.

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Post by FussyZeus » Sun, Dec 24, 2017, 4:23 PM UTC

Am I the only person who thinks Google specifically and the mobile app market in general combined with previously subsidized by carriers phones have completely destroyed the consumers perception of the value of software? It’s getting near impossible to find quality apps (even on iOS, but less so) available for a premium price, I have to constantly settle for IAPs to disable ads, or just free apps that are littered with ads, tracking, and god knows what else when if much rather just pay like $49 for a properly made application with a permanent license.

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Post by sowbug » Sun, Dec 24, 2017, 4:29 PM UTC

Operyl wrote: post #4

So, I’m sorry if I misunderstand: they’re taking LineageOS, installing it on preexisting devices they did not engineer, and are taking a rather large profit? They’re just reselling? Why can’t someone just do this themselves for significantly cheaper...

Because everyone who trots out the "you're the product" cliché wants to be the customer, and this is what that looks like.

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Post by 659087 » Sun, Dec 24, 2017, 4:34 PM UTC

nugi wrote: post #3

basicplus2 wrote: post #2

For a ridiculous price

Unfortunately, privacy is turning out to be quite the luxury.

See Zuckerberg buying the houses that surround his and building himself a massive walled-off privacy compound in Hawaii for examples.

"Privacy is dead.. unless you're the one trying to destroy it"

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Post by nathanaldensr » Sun, Dec 24, 2017, 4:41 PM UTC

FussyZeus wrote: post #6

Am I the only person who thinks Google specifically and the mobile app market in general combined with previously subsidized by carriers phones have completely destroyed the consumers perception of the value of software? It’s getting near impossible to find quality apps (even on iOS, but less so) available for a premium price, I have to constantly settle for IAPs to disable ads, or just free apps that are littered wi…

You are not the only person; I've thought this for quite some time. Way back in 2007/2008, I remember telling my co-worker, who was at the time building what later became a very popular time-tracking app for iOS, that app prices would trend to zero over time. People simply want free and appear nearly completely incapable of asking the basic question "What am I paying with other than currency?" They think $0 equals free.

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Post by Gigablah » Sun, Dec 24, 2017, 4:41 PM UTC

FussyZeus wrote: post #6

Am I the only person who thinks Google specifically and the mobile app market in general combined with previously subsidized by carriers phones have completely destroyed the consumers perception of the value of software? It’s getting near impossible to find quality apps (even on iOS, but less so) available for a premium price, I have to constantly settle for IAPs to disable ads, or just free apps that are littered wi…

20 years of warez and piracy will do that, no need for a mobile app store at all.