Linux phones and Linux watches only for developers?

Last Updated on March 19, 2023 by pg@petergamma.org

Linux phones

Two years ago Chris Titus Tech reviewed the PinePhone. He was very enthusiastic about it. He commented, “this is a real Linux computer”. Recently, Chris commented on his channel: The PinePhone is only for developers, since there is hardly any development for it. We agree with Chris.

Linux watches

We reviewed also Linux Asteroid OS watches. These where developed by computer scientists. But these devices have hardly developed since we reviewed those. Only rarely a new Linux Asteroid OS model is available. And the initiator of Linux Asteroid OS works now for Google. Did Google gave him a job to get rid of him as a developer of open source Linux devices, which are competitors to devices which are strongly controlled by Google? Linux Asteroid OS watch do not attract the attention of the MRIS, since it is difficult to develop applications for those for Linux beginners like us.