It's had all the signs of a bubble for the last few years.
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Gnome with dash to dock and the app indicator extensions.
If Windows makes you happy keep using it. You owe a bunch of Linux nerds anything.
I mean if you want root, just buy an unlocked phone. You can run Lineage OS on the Pixel phones just fine. Full root access. This VM system has nothing to do with that.
If it's anything like Chrome OS, you have full root in the VM.
I've been using Termux for years and there are a lot of nice things you can do. Also, a lot of nice tablets have good keyboards.
I've had no problems with LDAC. There is a free software LDAC decoder in Debian.
You should be able to pair them just like any Bluetooth audio device, providing your system has a Bluetooth radio chip in it. Most laptops made in the last 10 years do. I use my Redmi buds on my desktop and laptop without issue.
It's also worth mentioning that the VPN in question, Proton, offers one of the best free tiers of any VPN company.
As long as you have notepad, you're good.
I'm not going to condone this, but also.... haha.
I can still use a 2003 AMD Opteron with the newest builds of Linux. It's an open standard. As long as the hardware still physically works. The only reason these pieces of hardware are EOL is because they chose to lock them down.