It's too darn expensive for what it does. I'll stick with my $350 phone and a laptop or tablet for now.
hendrik
joined 2 months ago
I see many issues with that / for them.
But I'm not against experimenting and finding out. We maybe need some free and open monetizing options, maybe also ad platforms. That would give people some more options, instead of relying on Google and Apple all the time.
Please just make it respect user privacy, be FLOSS and categorize the Apps, so it's clear to me what is and what isn't licensed Free Software.
KDE Connect? Sounds pretty much like the Windows alternative to that.
I thought that wasn't launched yet? Do they backport and enable that per default to compete with the mass of iPhones, or is it going to be a rare occurence that a tracker gets reported?
And what's the network like? Are there many devices out there reporting the position of those tags? Or is it just Motorola devices with their 5% market share?
Sure. I'm not against people buying it. Including for novelty or be an early adopter. I've had a look at all the foldable phones in the store and I didn't really like them. I mean it's a nice idea, and I can see how I'd get some good use out of that large screen. But at least the Samsung one had a pretty noticable fold in the middle. And I can get a rusty used car for that kind of money. Or a mid-range gaming PC new. Maybe I'm just not the target audience. I never got why people buy expensive phones. My $350 one can do pretty much the same tasks in everyday life and also the camera and everything is decent enough. And I spent the extra money that'd get me to $2.000 on a laptop and other things. Yeah, but I know different people make different decisions and that's fine. I'd be in for something like a Nokia N950 if we want to change the form factor (and operating system for more diversity). But that's not happening. Or just a regular uninspiring Pixel with the price point of the 4a, just with the current (extended) update timeframe. That's something they don't do very often. Probably because of the smaller profit margin. But I also consider it an achievement and challenge to design and sell a device close to high-end specs, just for a fraction of the price.