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Commodore announces Linux-based flip phone with ‘no social media, no browser’ — the Callback 8020 will be available in five retro colorways starting at $499, runs 99% of Android apps (www.tomshardware.com)

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Linux-based phone still ‘runs 99% of Android apps’ so you can do more with it, if you wish

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[-] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 week ago

Includes spyware from Meta. That's a deal breaker.

[-] plutopos@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That's also the main selling point of the phone. In many European and South American countries, Whatsapp is basically a necessity (I'm not exaggerating). Anywhere else you can just get a real dumbphone for a tenth of the price

[-] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Well, if Meta gets to read my messages, the least they can do is comp me the phone. I'm not paying twice (with my money and with my privacy). I'm realistically never using a phone with Meta spyware in the first place, though.

[-] Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 week ago

How is pre-installing an app thats free and available on play store a selling point?

[-] plutopos@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

Because people who buy a dumbphone don't want the play store. They want a phone that does only the basics— texting and calling (plus some minor utility like alarms). And Whatsapp replaces texting and calling in many countries