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>> So what exactly are “consumers” clamoring for that are not currently being delivered?
Until other choices are available, people tend to accept the default or keep on doing what was done in the past.
There is a segment of consumers that would like choices beyond Apple and Google mobile operating systems:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2019/jul/04/c...
https://vivaldi.com/blog/technology/smartphones-5-alternativ...
https://www.pcmag.com/picks/break-away-from-android-ios-7-fr...
Personally, I would like to see more "convergence" devices that let the little computer I carry around with me be anything I want it to be: a programmable general purpose computer, a streaming media server, or whatever else I want.
There are some projects that offer such functionality, but most require expert knowledge to setup or are not very widely-adopted or not very mature:
https://maruos.com/
https://www.pine64.org/pinephone/
Walled gardens are not where innovation happens because the gardeners uproot whatever does not meet their vision.
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