There is no shortage of general-purpose computing hardware in the EU. If you need some general-purpose compute to make a car, an oven, or a phone, you can get it. That consumers mostly buy special-purpose devices that don't always allow them to make full use of the possibilities of the hardware is hardly a sovereignity challenge.

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zb3 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Show me where I can get a general-purpose computing hardware with 8GB+ of RAM that fits in my pocket and has a touchscreen.

	▲	yorwba 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Fairphone? https://www.fairphone.com/the-fairphone-gen-6#f_slide_1 But also, I doubt any polity would have its sovereignty undermined if their general-purpose computing hardware doesn't fit into their pockets.
	▲	rerdavies 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		My recently-purchased Google Pixel 10 Pro has an unlockable bootloader. (Although it may be locked if you buy it through a provider). And, for a nominal one-time payment, you can register as a developer, and compile, install and run absolutely anything you want on a non-rooted Android phone with a locked bootloader (within the constraints of the security system, which is, of course, A Good Thing).
	▲	RobotToaster 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		and a 5g radiotelephony MODEM.