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I don't think you can get a good quality Android tablet with more than 4gb for $150 either so it's an actually interesting deal for some people.
That's what I thought. It has no android lock to Google, I assume root access, so it's basically really yours?
You can unlock the bootloader and install FOSS ROMs on some Android tablets.
Needs to be compatible with said tablet, not always the case
Most new devices support GSI ROMs
https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/wiki
The problem is the hardware not working because proprietary drivers aren't built into GSIs