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Why did PinePhone fail? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 days ago by weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Six years ago the entire Linux enthusiast space was super excited for the PinePhone, then everything fell apart. What went wrong? Was PINE64's favoritism towards Manjaro the sole issue or were there other problems?

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[–] weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

It absolutely failed. Pinebook succeeded, they wanted to build a cheap Chromebook alternative for Linux enthusiasts and they did it. Pinebook Pro was a functional product and it was well received.

Pinephone failed, it made some progress but it never reached a point where a Linux user with basic needs could daily drive it. It seems like Linux phone space moved on to Halium at this point.