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f-droid has my condolences (media.piefed.ca)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/linuxphones@lemmy.ca
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Pay the $25 ransom little devs or else!

Contributor who has been enriching android for 7 years: How do I keep developing for android privately? Google: That's the neat part, you don't.
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[–] 17 points 4 months ago (13 children)

Yeah, this shit has me moving to Graphene soon.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (12 children)

    As far a I know you need a Google Pixel for graphene. So you would still be helping google.

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  • [–] 23 points 4 months ago* (2 children)

    I already have one but even if I didn't buying used FTW!

    Also, Motorola is reportedly releasing a Graphene friendly phone (not that they're all that great either).

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I've had 4 pixels and even the og Google Nexus. A graphine Motorola might be the last thing I need to fully ditch Google phones. I wish I could put graphine on my old pixel 4a 4g. It's got e/os now. The battery life is crazy good, but it still kind of just feels like an android phone anyway.

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  • [–] 15 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    Assuming they buy it new. If you buy it used, no helping Google.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    Wouldn't it create an incentive for the other person (the seller) to buy another phone from google?

    Like if someone had to keep all my past phones, would they buy as many new phone?

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I don't know a lot of people who wait to sell an old phone before they get a new one. Usually, they decide to sell after they already have the new phone set up.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    Usually people calculate/justify the cost. Like if a new phone costs 1000 and the old phone can be sold for 750 (selling it before the new purchase or after doesn't matter) then the actual cost of the new phone will be 250.

    But if we stop buying old phones from them, then they will have to bear the full cost (1000) and they won't be justifying their purchase like this.

    You know what i mean right?

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  • [+] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)
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