Linux has been doing this for decades via APT and other software managers. Not locked down, either.

As someone who is constantly on YouTube and has been since the pre-Google era,

Finally, someone else who remembers the singular year that Youtube existed independently

I've decided to switch my gaming PC to Linux...a few weeks ago.

No ragrets. My games run faster, I no longer need extra shit to make Windows work the way I want it to work, and I can remote into it however I want without running into artificial roadblocks.

Ironic because Thinkpad T- and P-series laptops are some of the most robust machines you can get for a reasonable price these days.

Of course, the IBM that launched the Thinkpad line is a completely different company than the IBM that helped commit WWII atrocities... But it doesn't matter anyway because they sold the entire PC division to Lenovo 20 years ago.

No.

I don't think anybody is arguing against a more efficient product. The issue I see is the multiple, incompatible versions with confusing naming schemes that exist simultaneously.

TBF, having to wait a bit isn't the end of the world. That said, it shouldn't be locked down at all.

Same here. I like the idea of eSIMs, but there's too much ambiguity around it right now.

Some people may be fine with that, others not so much. Louis Rossman made quite a fuss about that a while back.

Rightly so. OS shouldn't matter one bit. If the customer is paying for a service, then that service should be rendered as paid for, or else it should be discounted.

I know I know... One can dream.

That's the one gripe I have with them; not only do they do that, they actively shame users for daring to root their phones.

I'm strongly considering Calyx OS for my own Pixel 9 Pro

The law cares, but it's hardly enforced.

There is no end to the stupidity of the human race.