DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 days agoHow long do we have before PCs get locked bootloaders and corporations ban installation of "non-approved" software? (for context: Google is restricting sideloading worldwide on Android ETA 2027)message-squaremessage-square134linkfedilinkarrow-up1521
arrow-up1521message-squareHow long do we have before PCs get locked bootloaders and corporations ban installation of "non-approved" software? (for context: Google is restricting sideloading worldwide on Android ETA 2027)DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square134linkfedilink
minus-squareAzzu@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoNot really realistic at all. There’s a market for unlocked devices, and where there’s money, there’ll be a way.
minus-squareCmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11·6 days agoThere’s a market for headphone jacks and replaceable batteries too but we all see how that turned out.
minus-squarePeruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days agoYou sweet summer child. That market is less than 0.1% of the total smartphone market and its continued existence is against the wishes of the oligopoly. Where there’s money, there is a way, but the money is working against us.
Not really realistic at all. There’s a market for unlocked devices, and where there’s money, there’ll be a way.
There’s a market for headphone jacks and replaceable batteries too but we all see how that turned out.
You sweet summer child. That market is less than 0.1% of the total smartphone market and its continued existence is against the wishes of the oligopoly. Where there’s money, there is a way, but the money is working against us.