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		gue5t on April 15, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Jolla is the last company with an 'alternative' mo... In case you were asking how it might be a problem, look at some of its effects on the status quo: Forced obsolescence, pervasive spyware/security problems, being locked into an "app" ecosystem, user-hostile antifeatures, lack of modifiability to deal with hardware degradation over time, etc.

matte_black on April 15, 2018 [–]

All those are things a person can live with if all they want is a communication device that runs apps and browses the web.

stallmanite on April 16, 2018 | [–]

Pervasive spyware is not a problem?

squarefoot on April 16, 2018 | | [–]

Those used to tell online everything about their life down to the details could even consider it a service.

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