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submitted 2 days ago by Murse@slrpnk.net to c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world

Shopping around, seems like every option is doubling down on anti-user garbage... I don't trust myself to do a root or anything like that - my tech skills are juuust good enough to be painfully aware of my own dumbassery, but I'm doubting an out-of-the-box smartphone that isn't loaded with shit even exists.

Previously I've used Pixel and Galaxy, but those are both chief offenders.

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[-] the_abecedarian@piefed.social 78 points 2 days ago
[-] neo2478@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

Don't give money to google!

Even second hand purchasing encourages people to buy new pixel phones cause they know it sells well in the used market.

[-] anthropozaen@feddit.org 10 points 2 days ago

When I bought my Pixel I saw it like in the meme: "I'm gonna pay you 460 bucks to fuck off". I could have waited until Motorola releases their GrapheneOS phones, but mine was overdue for an upgrade, it was reeeeally slow.

[-] Denjin@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago

Buy a second hand Pixel phone. Google gets exactly nothing from me.

[-] pHr34kY@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I wouldn't be surprised if they lost money on the hardware. Remove their software and the revenue stream is severed from day one.

[-] Nednarb44@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

And instead buy a normal phone which Google gets all the data from anyway? I'd rather drive the used market for pixels up slightly than have people get any other phone which hands Google money indirectly. I can't imagine the small bump in prices in the used market even matters to Google in new phone sales

[-] gwl 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Only if you buy secondhand online, they've no way to track in-store and in-person secondhand purchases

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