I think that’s a point worth developing though. There is no “better option.” Google is not our friend, and buying an Android phone contributes directly to Googles bottom line, whether you put Graphene on it or not. It still signals to the market that Android sells phones and makes Google money.

There have been several attempts to make a compelling alternative and *every single one has failed*. The last example I even considered having a shot at success was Ubuntu Phone, and it’s dead.

PinePhone was never more than a tinkerer’s device.

There has to be a *compelling alternative* before it matters. Android is open source the same way Darwin is open source. Nobody actually uses it in an open fashion except some freaks like us. 99% of them are just using Google Play.

The open ecosystem will never have a chance until they produce something more compelling than the closed ones do. Openness is not enough for most people, and all we have to do is look at the current state of politics in most of the world for proof of that.