AltF2@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 4 years agoWhat was supposed to be "The Next Big Thing", but totally flopped?message-squaremessage-square117linkfedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down12
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minus-squareTheImpressiveX@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 years ago Ubuntu Touch, unfortunately. Though UBports is keeping it going. Vidme and Vlare, which were both potential alternatives to YouTube but were shut down due to lack of funding.
minus-squareAgreeableLandscape@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 years ago Vidme and Vlare, which were both potential alternatives to YouTube but were shut down due to lack of funding. This starts to make sense when you realize that YouTube was confirmed to NOT be making a making a profit as late as 2015, and potentially still isn’t.
minus-squareSudoDnfDashY@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 years agoUbuntu touch is amazing. If you want a Linux phone, I always give the advice of not getting a Pinephone. A Google Pixel 3a or Oneplus One running Ubuntu touch are faster, more feature packed, and easier than a Pinephone.
This starts to make sense when you realize that YouTube was confirmed to NOT be making a making a profit as late as 2015, and potentially still isn’t.
Ubuntu touch is amazing. If you want a Linux phone, I always give the advice of not getting a Pinephone. A Google Pixel 3a or Oneplus One running Ubuntu touch are faster, more feature packed, and easier than a Pinephone.