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6 Terrific Smartphone Operating Systems that are Not Android [or iOS ]
en.softonic.com ^ | Apr 20, 2017 | By Patrick Devaney

Posted on 08/07/2018 11:08:21 AM PDT by Red Badger

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1 posted on 08/07/2018 11:08:21 AM PDT by Red Badger
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Too bad my trusty old Nokia isn’t “supported” anymore......


2 posted on 08/07/2018 11:10:45 AM PDT by clintonh8r (Truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth.)
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Unfortunately, most of these alternative OSes have been abandoned since the article was originally posted.


3 posted on 08/07/2018 11:13:31 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: Red Badger

Tech bookmark.


4 posted on 08/07/2018 11:18:25 AM PDT by Sergio (An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
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To: Red Badger

KaiOS is making a lot of waves lately. But Google is trying to get their hooks into it.

I only wish people didn’t so actively crap on all of these alternatives over the past decade because they saw a brand logo as some extension of themselves. We ended up losing great platforms that would have kept the power out of the hands of Apple and Google.

Instead of 7 OSs in competition, we have 2 in collusion.


5 posted on 08/07/2018 11:19:49 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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p07
6 posted on 08/07/2018 11:20:38 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: Dr. Sivana

Still have my Windows 10 Mobile here, and I have the programming tools to write my own programs..


7 posted on 08/07/2018 11:23:35 AM PDT by DEPcom
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To: Red Badger

Which one tracks me the least?


8 posted on 08/07/2018 11:30:30 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck ( Socialism consumes EVERYTHING!)
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Instead of 7 OSs in competition, we have 2 in collusion.

Yup. I really wanted HP's system to stay alive. Apple, Google, Microsoft (and this includes companies that collude with Google like Ubuntu) want your data, and they want to track you. I just wanted a touchscreen browser and email client that fits in my pocket.
9 posted on 08/07/2018 11:34:29 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: Paine in the Neck

Unknown, but I’d bet Firefox.................


10 posted on 08/07/2018 11:39:02 AM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon)
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11 posted on 08/07/2018 11:40:06 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is what I read in the papers.)
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To: Paine in the Neck

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox_OS

It’s dead, Jim................


12 posted on 08/07/2018 11:40:10 AM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon)
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This list in bogus...don’t see the Jitterbug OS anywhere.


13 posted on 08/07/2018 11:43:36 AM PDT by Carpe Cerevisi
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Jitterbug is the Android OS with a masked front..........


14 posted on 08/07/2018 11:52:03 AM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon)
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Yawn...


15 posted on 08/07/2018 12:02:18 PM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
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Yawn??

Didn’t you read that the Ubuntu Touch has an enhanced emoji keyboard?

I repeat. AN ENHANCED EMOJI KEYBOARD.

As they say; “Shut up and take my money!”


16 posted on 08/07/2018 12:20:45 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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sailfish


17 posted on 08/07/2018 12:25:35 PM PDT by Pollard (If you don't understand what I typed, you haven't read the classics.)
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To: DEPcom
Still have my Windows 10 Mobile here

I still have my phone, but it sits unused now. I loved that OS, it was snappy even on lesser hardware. Android is a resource hog. I have an S9+, and I would still go back to Win 10 mobile if a modern one was sold.

18 posted on 08/07/2018 12:27:43 PM PDT by Paradox (Don't call them mainstream, there is nothing mainstream about the MSM.)
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I keep hearing rumors of Widows phone surface, Hopefully they get one, for now if my current phone breaks I will just buy another recondition one online.


19 posted on 08/07/2018 12:49:04 PM PDT by DEPcom
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To: Red Badger

https://copperhead.co/android/


20 posted on 08/07/2018 1:12:36 PM PDT by bkopto
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