fuck google and all, but yes they will. what other mainstream phone is any better?apple is the only other choice and they are just as bad at best.
android without gapps will be a niche for the foreseeable future, and niches get ever easier to kill. with the play integrity thing and banking apps, i don’t see linux phones getting real traction either as much as i’d like it to.
at this point i’m using invidious almost exclusively now.
youtube keeps insisting that i use an account at all.
where the fuck did that llm learn this from
they got the monopoly, now they are tightening up control. which seems to be a trend with these surveillance companies lately. not concerning at all.
i also notice how all of these brands come in courting the enthusiast, then discard them whenever they get enough traction.
what are you even saying bro, what worldview.
its very uncommon nowadays for modern computers not to play nice with linux like op’s.
download the latest ubuntu iso or something and try it out. be a little patient if you don’t know how to do something. ask for help if you need to.
and i got it from none. your anedoctal experience doesn’t mean anything in this context.
some kind of issues that you need to tweak yourself are normal.
yes, that’s almost every os.
I don’t, that’s why I want to use a service not in fascist-adjacent countries.
it… is not typical at all? where did you get that from.
yes, they have improved their drivers quite a lot over just these last few years. you will have a couple of small nagging issues, but its mostly fine now.
when you do have big problems its still kind of annoying though ngl, but most people can run nvidia cards just fine on linux now.
racing on a headless horse, ive done the damage set the course
pointed sticks and and ancient feasts, in my dreams i feed on beasts
theres no sun here no reflection, waiting for the ressurrection
paleness shines in moonlit places, alien beings in wooden cases
edit found it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wS32T_YsyQ
we know we are not alone because here we are.
i don’t need a boost to my ego or hopium, i need solutions. which well, here we are.
or google preinstalling their bullshit on your phone.
i’m not incredibly diligent with privacy so the mass surveillance machine probably knows a thing or two about me. i haven’t been doing anything to warrant the resources for personalized stalking though.
i also live in less of a police state, i think that helps too.
until they make something you do illegal just for the sake of targeting you and/or your group. shit, a lot of people do illegal shit without even knowing its illegal.
luigis are all nice but they only treat the symptom. the system can produce replacements faster than we can individually remove them.
i think we can go further by grouping up and also going for the root causes (eg capitalism).
i can see them shitfaced drunk too.
capitalism is definetly not human nature.
haven’t fucked with the os settings since i had to swap some hardware a few months ago.
yup, they are closing in. i wonder why the surveillance wing of the fascist regime wants to control everyone’s digital life that more tightly.
you guys may have the power to protest this before it goes worldwide. i wonder if there will be real pushback.