alt Hacker News> This is a very HN view of Android.
Just because you're HN dweller doesn't make it HN view. The openness, freedom, customizability and accessibility (money wise) were the tenets that differentiated Android from Apple devices.
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kuhsaft • yesterday at 9:25 PM
Android is developed by the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of mobile industry giants.
https://web.archive.org/web/20260420021444/https://www.openh...
Openness for end-users was never a tenet. It is a very HN view to think that open-source equals freedom for users, and to state that it was a promise when it never was.
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>The openness, freedom, customizability and accessibility (money wise) were the tenets that differentiated Android from Apple devices.
i have never heard someone outside of tech circles (e.g. HN) mention openness, freedom, or customization, even as a passing comment.
they use a phone to access mainstream apps (youtube, instagram, reddit, maybe their bank) and text/call. mention "apk" or "fdroid" and their eyes start to glaze over.
cheaper devices, sure, i agree with that as being the differentiator to the average non-techie. the rest is, at least in my experience, absolutely a "HN view".