@unfa@mastodon.social It is so horrible. With the first smartphones, we got the promise to finally have our always with us linux pocket computer that we dreamed of since the 80s and after trying earlier attempts which were not quite there (e.g. the zaurus in my case). Now they are taking it away ... A couple of thoughts: - Why should I buy an android once it is locked down? In that case I would rather buy an apple because the last USP of android (after other useful features are long gone such as SD cards) would be gone and apple has the better hardware. - Even as a techy I cannot switch to alternative android variants as the camera support is typically weak (not their fault though). Another reason which would cause me switching to apple with their better cameras and better raw support. As bad as it is, with apple having this weird ecosystem and the shitty ux, it would still be better than android without f-droid.