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Commodore 64's New Flip Phone Skips Android for Linux-Based Sailfish OS (feed.itsfoss.com)
submitted 2 months ago by cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world
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A year has passed since Commodore, the computer brand many of you know and love, came back from the dead under new ownership. The comeback is picking up pace too, with a lineup that already includes multiple Commodore 64 Ultimate editions, a C64X PC, and a licensing program that invites outside builders to use the name. Now, they have announced a return to the phone market, and not in the doomscrolling glass-slab avatar we are all used to, but in a retro, very equippable flip phone format....

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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Android is Linux-based.

[–] one_knight_scripting@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (4 children)

...So is sailfish... But ultimately I think the reason they went with it is that it is much more secure than an android phone as it ensure your privacy is respected. You can still run android applications, but you don't have to worry about Google apps spying on your activity. Similar to Graphene OS where you can actually manage the permissions of Google apps rather than allowing it to have unfettered access to everything. Or heck, you don't even need to install any Google application to be able to use either Graphene or Sailfish. To me, they are just better ecosystems. And heck, sailfish isn't the only one. There is also postmarket os, Mobian, Manjaro ARM, Arch ARM, Ubuntu Touch, PureOS, and many more.

[–] coolmojo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't say that shipping the phone with WhatsApp preinstalled is privacy respecting.

[–] one_knight_scripting@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I'm sorry, did I miss something? The commodore phone doesn't have social media applications.

Edit: Yes I did miss something. True it comes with Whatsapp running in an emulator in an LXC container. https://factually.co/fact-checks/electronics-tech/android-app-compatibility-on-sailfish-os-real-tests-a787aa

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