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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 months ago

People want 'dumbphones'. Will companies make them?

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People want 'dumbphones'. Will companies make them?

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 months ago

Self-labelled neo-Luddites and the tech-stressed are searching for phones with fewer features. Industry experts cite precarious profit margins and a wobbly market around this need.

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Most people can port anything. And most of the ones who can have better uses for their time.
- Possibly linux
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  That’s why I said it might be easier to find a device that already has maintainers

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