Years ago, on Fridays, we would share Custom ROM Friday posts that would highlight new and exciting developments in the world of custom Android ROMs. It was great times, as it seemed like the majority of our readers at the time were deep into running custom software and accessing root...
I wish Microsoft had stayed in the mobile space. That competition might have changed things for the better.
Now we have a duopoly.
@APassenger @GenderNeutralBro I was interested in the mobile Windows 8 back in the day. So I found and bought a used cheap Nokia phone to check it out. I ended up using it as my primary for a few months. The Nokia and Windows were both fantastic! I didn’t stay with it because there were no apps. The Windows store was a stinking infested cesspool of awful and/or malicious apps so I resold it.
To be fair, Microsoft is one of the most aggressive at checking for root on Android devices. They’re not the good guys here.
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Microsoft was not an open platform at all, they seemed to be taking more inspiration from Apple when it came to customization and openness.
Losing Palm makes me much more sad.