‘Time for Linux phones’: Android protests against major Google app change in September grow as developers warn ‘your phone is about to stop being yours’
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Android is about to become less open, and users aren't happy.
  • DFX4509B@lemmy.wtfEnglish
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    2 hours ago

    I’m calling AluminumOS out as the threat that it potentially is if it actually gains traction. If AluminumOS takes off and overtakes Windows and Mac for desktop marketshare, desktops will be guaranteed to end up being locked down like mobiles. I’m actually scared about AluminumOS and how it’s being positioned.

    Oh, and I’m on Artix right now.

    …you can’t just “hope” Google’s going to fix everything wrong with Windows when they’re doing the same exact thing as each other.

    • I’m not, I’m hoping AluminumOS doesn’t actually take off and succeed because Google’s gonna make things even worse than they already are with Windows. Like, at least you can still uninstall Windows, you can’t really uninstall Android anymore, and if AluminumOS takes off and overtakes Windows for marketshare, that same restriction will be applied there too. Like I said, if AluminumOS takes off and becomes the dominant desktop OS, Google is going to lock down desktops like they’re about to lock down phones.
    • unitedwithme@lemmy.todayEnglish
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      30 minutes ago

      Ohhh OK! My bad, I misinterpreted that as excitement not alertedness.

      I’ve been deGoogling things at home already, and. DeMicrosofting as much as one can at home and work too. I’ve been relying heavily on Non-US tech a lot lately and got to alleviate some additional issues, by migrating away.

      It’s really worrisome to think about the worsened mass surveillance than what it already is.