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Comment on Why can computers, like even very old laptops can seemingly get OS updates forever, while mobile devices hardly get a few years of updates before getting stuck out of date?

jaupsinluggies@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Simple. We let them get away with it. Compare:

“Your PC is out of date” “Don’t be stupid, it’s only 2 years old and still works fine” with

“Your phone is out of date” “OK I’ll buy a new one”.

There needs to be a lot more of Answer A to Statement B.

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brax@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
The stupidity with phones gets even worse when you consider the hardware in them and how little of it people really use… Androids are literally pocket-sized laptops.

Install Tasker and you’ve got a pretty serious workhorse.

Install Termux and it’s next level. Especially if you use proot to install a full Linux environment.

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