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I was thinking not too long ago about how phones are missing an installable os with a clear business plan.

There is the potential(given an unlocked bootloader), to use webusb to allow people flash the OS from an official website.

And maybe at a later day allow install from phone to phone via a cable, as a lot of people nowadays don't have a PC.

The pricing will be tricky though, $5 per install given a large user base, plus maybe some additional features for sale.

That being said, having an OS also means having an appstore, that alone could generate enough revenue to make the OS free.

By OS I mean an Android fork or a fuchsia based OS if the license allows it.

parent 6d65 5 years ago

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