Nick @ The Linux ExperimentNov 26, 2022
Holy crap this man has absolutely no sense of reality. “I’ll just make my own smartphone, and my own apps, and my own App Store”. Ask Microsoft how easy that is 😂
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-twitter-make-his-own-phone-apple-app-store-2022-11
Elon Musk to make own phone if Apple boots Twitter from App Store

Elon Musk bought Twitter about one month ago and has made changes to the platform's content moderation. That could run afoul of Apple's rules.

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Show threadJames Hammond

@thelinuxEXP I'm intrigued by the quote from the article regarding the Safety of apps

"that the app doesn't contain upsetting or offensive content"

Terms like 'upsetting' or 'offensive' outside of a legal context are subjective, making any app (including Mastodon apps for that matter) a minefield.

Quick Solution: I could see him purchasing a company like Fairphone, and forking Android in a similar fashion to Amazon's Fire Phone and using something like FDroid for apps?

Nov 26, 2022 at 9:14amWeb
Show threadNick @ The Linux ExperimentNov 26, 2022
@flexsite this would be a major failure though. No access to Google services kills that thing instantly
Show threadStalNov 26, 2022
@flexsite @thelinuxEXP I certainly hope not. Fairphone seems to me one of the few electronics companies that care about and are driven by ethics and considers the future. Given what’s happening at Twitter and the waste of resources and energy required to build Tesla cars/batteries or create commercial spacecraft… it’s the complete opposite.
Show threadfbievanNov 27, 2022
@stalpomi @thelinuxEXP expect when they are not and use some bullshit to not do what's right for the person who is buying