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I do use the Purism phone as a daily driver. The heavy weight of the duopoly made open specs and drivers impossible in the mobile ecosystem l, as every single manufacturer refuses to release their firmware and drivers. A lot of such projects failed in the past despite a significant demand (proved by many sold Pinephones). My phone is based on the motherboard from a completely different industry (automotive). That made this phone very expensive and simultaneously very slow, heavy and inefficient, compared with all modern smartphones. More details: https://puri.sm/posts/breaking-ground. Making this phone almost killed Purism the company; even today they can't provide all promised refunds.

> and the thing forcing upgrades is something like their bank not supporting an OS which no longer receives security updates, which won’t be resolved by flashing a completely unsupported OS.

Why wouldn't it be resolved by installing a secure, supported GNU/Linux? Only because banks force you into the duopoly. More alternatives would push the change.

> If this is your concern, you should be pushing for laws regarding recycling

This is exactly why I support forcing Apple to provide a way to run what I want. Not because of the egoism. I don't even have an iPhone.