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1. jjice · 1790265651 · focus · HN ↗

   What does the future of something like F-Droid look like once Google does their lock down next year?

   1. rurban · 1790269514 · focus · HN ↗

      Switch to GrapheneOS or HarmonyOS

      1. tazjin · 1790270680 · focus · HN ↗

         Currently, switching to GrapheneOS means giving Google money. Next year's Motorola-based alternative is also likely going to be several price classes above the Pixels you can currently put GrapheneOS on.

         1. microtonal · 1790272503 · focus · HN ↗

            Then buy a Pixel second-hand or when they hit rock-bottom prices, which usually happens after 6 months or so. At some point Google is probably not making a lot of profit from the devices anymore and they want to sell it to you for tracking and to sell Google One subscriptions, which are mostly irrelevant if you use GrapheneOS.

            1. g-b-r · 1790273591 · focus · HN ↗

               I followed Pixel prices for the last year, and rock-bottom for a 256gb version (the current absolute minimum for a device without an sd, to my eyes) meant 450€.

               There are occasional good deals for (unused) older models on eBay, but they're surprisingly rare.

               I wonder if Google demands stores to give the old models back, after the release of newer ones; they disappear from every store extremely quickly.

               1. microtonal · 1790318740 · focus · HN ↗

                  Interesting, here you can still buy the P10 and P10P for hundreds of Euros off and the prices are still trending down. Also many stores still have them. This is not surprising, because Google still sells them themselves, just in fewer colors and storage tiers.

                  1. g-b-r · 1790343510 · focus · HN ↗

                     Yeah, the 10 are still sold, but hundreds off, so at what price they're sold?

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