The article seems to concentrate on the lack of security of the software (which is arguably true) and the hardware (that I can't really opine on in a reasonable manner) - but I think before security, usability would be much more important.
There is still no real Linux (or any kind of FOSS) mobile-oriented userapplication scene. As long as a mobile Linux distro is a hacked together desktop distro, I think this should be improved.
At this time it's a pain to use these phones. Hacking them (in the sense of evil hackers with baklava over their head) is even bigger pain (unusual things usually panic the kernel often) - and the reward is very small (as due to the pain very few people use them in a serious manner)
There is still no real Linux (or any kind of FOSS) mobile-oriented userapplication scene. As long as a mobile Linux distro is a hacked together desktop distro, I think this should be improved.
At this time it's a pain to use these phones. Hacking them (in the sense of evil hackers with baklava over their head) is even bigger pain (unusual things usually panic the kernel often) - and the reward is very small (as due to the pain very few people use them in a serious manner)