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Samsung Requires Independent Repair Shops to Share Customer Data, Snitch on People Who Use Aftermarket Parts, Leaked Contract Shows (www.404media.co)
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[–] DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 19 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Glad I ditched that shitty company years ago! Sony and Google phones are both way better to use anyways.

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 44 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I wouldn't gasp in surprise if both Sony and Google have similar shady deals. Apple seems to.

Google is evil, although Pixels seem to be tolerable, especially for custom ROMs, ironically.

Sony phones are good but expensive.

[–] Tetsuo@jlai.lu 16 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Apple definitely has that kind of practices too.

Louis Rossman probably has a 40+ MN long rant on this somewhere on his channel.

Edit: Only a 20+ Mn long rant... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV4_mLw2BGM&t=1

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 6 months ago

Louis Rossman probably has a 40+ MN long rant on this somewhere on his channel.

What doesn't he have a 40+ minute long rant on?

[–] DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 16 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

At least with Google's Pixel phones you can flash your own OS like Graphene and totally de-Google it. I just hate that they don't support SD cards, that's absolute bullshit/greed on Google's part. Same with Apple.

[–] png@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 6 months ago

The reasons for this are actually somewhat sound once you realize how fucking shit SD Cards actually are. They break/corrupt frequently and for no reason and it creates a ton of Customer Service hassle to tell people their photos are gone when they inevitably die.

[–] turbowafflz@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I really like my oneplus 9, after owning samsung, motorola, and sony devices it's definitely my favorite by far

[–] DudeImMacGyver@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

I wanna check out Fair Phone