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minus-squareILiveByTheRiver@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·9 days agoI was already thinking of getting a Linux phone next, this is helping to seal the deal. Fuck Apple the genocide enablers.
minus-squaretyler@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·9 days agoplease do explain how Apple is doing anything here. If Israel wants to provide their military with iPhones they’re going to no matter what Apple does.
minus-squarecockmushroom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·9 days agoThey don’t have to do business with/in Israel.
minus-squareJigglySackles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 days agoThis is an American company. They will do what their leaders from Israel want because no company seems to have the stones to tell them to pound sand.
minus-squaretyler@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 days agoThat still will not stop a nation state (especially Israel) from getting their hands on Apple devices.
minus-squareNamedUser@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 days agoMind sharing any linux phones candidates you are considering?
minus-squareJigglySackles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 days agoAndroid is technically based on Linux so maybe go with a custom ROM like Grapheme? I’ve found the experience on it to be enjoyable personally and feel a lot better about my security even if I don’t lock it down as hard as some people.
minus-square🍄🌵Psychonaut1969🌵🍄 @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days agoFLX1s from furilabs.com is the one I’m going to try.
minus-squareCybersteel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoHaving to rely on webapps is a pain but Steve Jobs was right after all.
I was already thinking of getting a Linux phone next, this is helping to seal the deal. Fuck Apple the genocide enablers.
please do explain how Apple is doing anything here. If Israel wants to provide their military with iPhones they’re going to no matter what Apple does.
They don’t have to do business with/in Israel.
This is an American company. They will do what their leaders from Israel want because no company seems to have the stones to tell them to pound sand.
That still will not stop a nation state (especially Israel) from getting their hands on Apple devices.
Mind sharing any linux phones candidates you are considering?
PinePhone.
Android is technically based on Linux so maybe go with a custom ROM like Grapheme? I’ve found the experience on it to be enjoyable personally and feel a lot better about my security even if I don’t lock it down as hard as some people.
FLX1s from furilabs.com is the one I’m going to try.
Having to rely on webapps is a pain but Steve Jobs was right after all.