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The $149 Smartphone That Could Bring the Linux Mobile Ecosystem to Life

If you kept a close eye on the Apple vs. Epic Games trial, you might be wondering: How the hell did we get to this point, where a phone maker that simultaneously supports the daily needs of hundreds of millions of users could have so much literal say over how its ecosystem operates?

When faced with such questions, reactions can vary—many people will grumble and complain, while others will look for other options. Problem is, operating system options have infamously been difficult to find in the smartphone space—hope you like Android or iOS, because those are your options.

On the other hand, what if I were to tell you that there’s a phone where you could have nearly every other attempt at a smartphone OS at your fingertips, one microSD card away, and you could test them at will?

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OvermindDL1

OvermindDL1

I’m really excited for these, know a couple of people that got them to play around with, been tempted myself… ^.^;

Not high end by any measure, but a very nice glimpse into possible things…

dwaynebradley

dwaynebradley

I’ve been waiting for something to disrupt the iPhone vs Android ecosystem. :crossed_fingers: that they can make a go of this one. Apple and Google are really embedded into most everyone’s lives these days.

Korbin73

Korbin73

It doesn’t look good for any company trying to push in to the market if Microsoft couldn’t pull it off. And they pushed really hard, even going as far as buying another company! (Nokia). At the time, I was doing C# and was really disappointed when they failed.

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