The relevant section is blunt. “The Software is licensed to you, not sold,” the EULA states. “You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and personal license to play or use the Software for your private, non-commercial use on the system or device it was intended for.”
The terms also restrict renting, modifying, or obtaining games through unauthorised means. Nothing in there is new, technically. Sony’s EULA has always said this. The timing is what makes it land differently right now.
Linux, yes. GrapheneOS requires you to pay the piper. You have to buy a Google phone (i.e. pay iPhone 17 Pro money for an iPhone 11-powered phone), so Google already double dipped. You’re just preventing them from triple dipping by selling your data. You still have to contribute to their bullshit.
They are coming out with Motorola phones that run GrapheneOS. Word is, they won’t be cheap.
I’m curious about Linux. I’m hearing you can install it on any Android phone without root, but I fear I may be seeing AI slop in my YouTube feed. I don’t trust it.
1: You can buy used, which means not giving money to Google
2: In what way is this “already double dipped”? Double dipping would be selling your data after selling you the phone, but you reserved that for “triple dipping”
I consider it double dipping to charge 2026 prices on 2019 performance. They’re saving the money not using performant parts and they’re still charging full price. The old Nexus phones were the same way, except they were cheaper than flagships.
Used is a thing but it’s kind of sketchy. And an older phone isn’t going to be supported as long.
You can get Pixel 10’s on Swappa for under $500 in good condition
Used devices are a thing.
Also, what are you doing on your phone that ypyve noticed a performance difference in the last several years?
Nothing I know anyone in my life, does anything with their phone, that one from 5 years ago couldn’t so just as well (with proper software updates, like graphine).
Tl:;Dr why do you need the latest phone?
I never said I needed the latest phone, and I’m not going to argue a point I don’t believe in. I have a 7 year old Android phone that still rocks. I also have a 2 year old iPhone. Guess which one has better typing? And a few other things better?
All newer phones are good for is AI.