Tech Monopoly

I Tried Replacing Android with Linux. Here’s the Real Reason I Gave Up.

📅 July 25, 2026 📂 Systems & Hardware

We’ve been told Linux phones fail because they lack apps. The truth is far more frustrating. The real bottleneck isn’t the operating system; it’s the hardware. Qualcomm and MediaTek refuse to provide open-source drivers for mainline Linux, ensuring your phone’s hardware simply won’t communicate with any OS that isn’t Android or iOS. Digital sovereignty is blocked at the silicon level.

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Why Steve Jobs Publicly Crushed His Biggest Allies

📅 July 24, 2026 📂 Tech Industry

When Steve Jobs publicly sidelined CD Baby from iTunes, people called it petty cruelty. The truth is, it was a calculated move to eliminate a middleman and tighten platform lock-in. For anyone building a business on a third-party ecosystem, this is the ultimate cautionary tale about being a vassal instead of a partner.

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