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Google offers ‘voluntary exit’ for any US employees working on Pixel, Android (www.techradar.com)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

They're going all-in on AIs for the average consumer, and they're probably going to break their faces unless their AI plan is even more ambitious and is targeting governments and businesses

I hope that Pixel phones will not become as rare and coveted by the free software community in the near future as the Thinkpads of IBM's golden age and the beginning of the Lenovo era

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There is hope for the Thinkpads, as the 5th Gen T14 is apparently bringing back a lot of the reparability of the older models (namely, by returning replaceable RAM). I wouldn't know, as I have a Gen 4 (not ideal, but just perfect considering how cheap I got it and how powerful it is).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

But as far as I know, I can't change the firmware and install Libreboot or Coreboot

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

That’s a little worrisome as someone trying to transition from 18 years of iOS to GrapheneOS. It may not mean anything in terms of the phone’s continuation, though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I can't see Google abandoning Android, but they might kill Pixel.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe I should hitch my horse to something based on OpenHarmony.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

If you can get by with the apps available for it then could work. I use LineageOS on my phone and it works pretty well.