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Why did PinePhone fail? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/linux@programming.dev
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OQB: @weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works

Six years ago the entire Linux enthusiast space was super excited for the PinePhone, then everything fell apart. What went wrong? Was PINE64's favoritism towards Manjaro the sole issue or were there other problems?

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[–] 3 points 1 year ago

Software. It's a phone that can't make phone calls, with a camera that can't take pictures. It doesn't matter if some coding genius manages to port Crysis to it, if the phone can't phone, it's DOA.

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