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    "But my friend runs a PinePhone as a daily driver" (lemmy.ml)
    submitted 1 year ago by pH3ra@lemmy.ml to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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    [–] Adanisi@lemmy.zip 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

    I couldn't run a business on any phone, frankly. That's what computers are for.

    Also the GPS worked fine for me.

    Let me guess, Manjaro or another unstable distro is where things broke for you? Mobian did not break things on update, much like Debian on desktop. I know the person you replied to uses Manjaro, but if you want a stable experience you really shouldn't.

    And most people aren't running a business, so there's that.

    I don't deny that the user experience isn't great, it is development/early adopter hardware, but it's definitely usable as a daily driver.

    [–] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    It depends by what job you have: a plumber, for example, could probably run their business entirely with their phone.
    But we're missing the point, I'm not saying a smartphone can replace a PC, whether it be Linux, iOS or Android. I'm saying that If you need to do all the tasks that are required by a "modern day job" and you need to do them well, then I'm sorry (I really am) but Linux phones aren't ready yet.

    And most people aren’t running a business, so there’s that.

    Most people don't have the skill to troubleshoot a Linux phone, why don't we count them too in the statistics?
    Then, I used "running a business" as just an example to indicate the "urgency of a functioning phone" for whatever reason: it might just be that you have a relative you have to take care of, or that you are a doctor/nurse that can be contacted on every moment, or that you're an a job hunt and cannot miss the call... I can go on for hours on why in A.D. 2024 a person from whichever social context cannot afford to be off the grid

    [–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

    God damn, the premise of running a business from a smartphone sounds depressing as hell to me. I feel sorry for anyone who tries that.

    [–] lemmeee@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

    Most people don’t have the skill to troubleshoot a Linux phone, why don’t we count them too in the statistics?

    This community is called linuxmemes. You are talking to GNU/Linux users here. For everyone else it's going to be hard, obviously. It takes time to learn to use a completely different operating system.