Comment by Rogach

I see a lot of comments here talking about "end of free computing" and similar stuff. However, I'm trying to find ways to be somewhat optimistic. There are already companies that attempt to make smartphones that actually try to preserve our freedoms (Fairphone and PinePhone come to mind, I'm sure there are more). So even if mass-market smartphones become locked-down completely, we will still have alternatives. Sure, in some ways these alternatives might be less convenient, and they might be expensive - but if you can put a price tag on your freedom then you might not need it too much in the end.