Brian DouglasWhat European alternatives do I have to apple and android phones?
Maximilien DantonFairphone with /e/OS, which is still android but the open source portion of android with EU alternatives.
There is the Jolla phone. Jolla as far as I can tell is not ready for public release yet.
The other option is a pixel phone that is unlocked. While it is still a US product, you can install GrapheneOS on it, which is made in Canada.
Florian Schmidt@infidel
The ShiftPhone with ShiftOS from Germany (as far as you can say that about a product with a worldwide value chain like a smartphone).
The ShiftPhone with ShiftOS from Germany (as far as you can say that about a product with a worldwide value chain like a smartphone).
@schmidt_fu @infidel I wonder why it has to have a worldwide value chain.
What makes smaller markets unviable? It’s interesting to me. Today we have global monopolies, usually US based, and very little “home grown” tech markets.
I feel thr catalyst for change would be to ignore the offerings of the market monopolies and rethink the solutions from the ground up. Copying Google and Android will never beat Google and Android… for example.
@brianwdouglas
I'm not into the details, but it's about rare metals and other materials that you can't just source regionally.
@infidel
I'm not into the details, but it's about rare metals and other materials that you can't just source regionally.
@infidel
@schmidt_fu @infidel oh we were on different wave lengths. You are right. I was referring only to software.