Cykros on Nostr: Here? No...we tend to like to tinker with things here. And not get told what software ...
Here? No...we tend to like to tinker with things here. And not get told what software our devices can and can't run.
I think the first thing I would do if given an iPhone and told I couldn't sell it would be to work on making it run GrapheneOS. Definitely had an iPod photo that ran Linux (and Doom!) back in 2005 or so.
The only real case I've ever seen for iPhones has been the security one -- where they're marginally superior BECAUSE they don't run code. Sort of like how Bitcoin script > shitcoin scripts because it is less functional, and thus, less insecure. That's fine for a LIMITED use case product, but unless I'm gonna carry multiple phones or just not use my phone to do much, that's sort of a non-starter for me.
And while I could jailbreak...that breaks that one benefit, leaves me with a device that costs just as much as the higher end Android devices, and leaves me with a smaller base of available software to run.
So, while I'll admit the case is there for some people to want to use it (without it JUST being about "pretty logo" or "status symbol" -- which I'll absolutely make fun of people for choosing a $1000 device based on), I'm REALLY not surprised that most of those people aren't here.
I think the first thing I would do if given an iPhone and told I couldn't sell it would be to work on making it run GrapheneOS. Definitely had an iPod photo that ran Linux (and Doom!) back in 2005 or so.
The only real case I've ever seen for iPhones has been the security one -- where they're marginally superior BECAUSE they don't run code. Sort of like how Bitcoin script > shitcoin scripts because it is less functional, and thus, less insecure. That's fine for a LIMITED use case product, but unless I'm gonna carry multiple phones or just not use my phone to do much, that's sort of a non-starter for me.
And while I could jailbreak...that breaks that one benefit, leaves me with a device that costs just as much as the higher end Android devices, and leaves me with a smaller base of available software to run.
So, while I'll admit the case is there for some people to want to use it (without it JUST being about "pretty logo" or "status symbol" -- which I'll absolutely make fun of people for choosing a $1000 device based on), I'm REALLY not surprised that most of those people aren't here.