i think they will. or worse yet they can make it without bios at all just device tree and all that garbage that phones do. then make it subsction based,filled with ai,cloud streamed only. no apps outside store. but thats too much orwellian stuff for now,i think what will happen is the locking bios thing for now.
what do you think?
Don’t buy computers with locked parts. Buy computers with non locked parts. Problem solved.
It’s not that easy earlier all phones had unlocked or unlockable bootloader but now only few do. Even xiomi once hailed as cheap phone for custom ROMs now has unlockable bootloader
That’s the one you buy then if that’s what matters to you.
To be clear I’m not saying it’s “easy” or that the situation is “good”, only that there are choices and if we as consumers can support them, and as voted can support politicians that do make legislation to protect them (or at least not make others mandatory) then we are still going in the right direction, even if most people don’t care.
Yeah. But where can I find a phone with Qi, reverse-Qi, and a 3.5mm jack? Other than the old one I have now, that is.
I bet if you replace 3.5mm jack by USB-C and use an adapter you’ll have a lot of choices. Also Qi isn’t efficient so unless you have a specific use case beyond “I just want to drop it on my desk” then relying on USB-C again is better.
… that being said yes I understand but unfortunately one has to fight not just everything they want but a realistic compromise, otherwise you can check https://www.crowdsupply.com/ and if it’s not there propose your own project, maybe there is a market for it.
Not to mention, a phone without a hole in the screen!
That’s the false premise…if we just buy the one which isn’t enshittified to hell, there’s less and less options for “enthusiasts” and secondly, most users are fucked, because they just need something that works.
The only way to prevent keep the devices open is via regulatory oversight, forcing politicians to see the relevance of open platform / devices and create rules accordingly. And even that is a massive uphill battle…
No idea with whom your arguing as I mentioned both.