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by jmye 65 days ago
Then that customer shouldn't buy a device that doesn't allow for their use case. Exercise some personal agency. Sheesh.
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What happens when there are no more devices that allow for that use case? This is already pretty much the case for phones, it's only a matter of time until Microsoft catches up.
There are still phones not obeying the megacorps. Sent from my Librem 5.
Does your Librem 5 run banking apps, though?
Waydroid allows to run Android apps that don't require SafetyNet. If your bank forces you into the duopoly with no workaround, it's a good reason to switch.
And you only have that option as long as people oppose that secure boot enabled dystopia.