I don't agree. They're useless until they can call, text, and do video / camera reliably. With enough adoption, the rest will come, but they won't ever get adoption without nailing those basics.

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fsflover 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Librem 5 can do all those things fine. Video is somewhat less reliable, but it works.

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akagusu 14 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Adoption will come only and only with essential apps people use every day.

	▲	takluyver 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		And those apps get developed only if there are enough users. Catch 22. Microsoft didn't manage to make Windows Phone a viable competitor against Android & iOS, and they're about an order of magnitude bigger than any Linux-focused company. I hope the conditions shift and an open phone OS can take off, but I don't know what would enable it.