Ok, here I go.
My preference on desktop computing in the early 2000âs was definitely towards google.
However, I noticed that the company changed, and that notice came when they developed their own mobile operating system: no new accessible service for the European SymbianâŚ
When in 2012 Symbian was off the table, I had to pick between Jolla and Blackberry 10. Both gesture based, but the more premium hardware won⌠When in 2013 Whatsapp said goodbye to the platforms I was using, I also said goodbye to it.
Never once was Google again an option for me, once I knew their true stakes. Also, Apple was never an option to begin with, seeing how they launched their closed phablet back then.
So I picked some hackable hardware, a Xiaomi Mi4 that had (wait for it): Launched with Android, used as Windows 10 Mobile dev device, and a SailfishOS port (and an Infrared port!).
I went through Android (shortly), Windows, then Sailfish on that device.
What I got was in the end: Freedom to only use services that are ACCESSIBLE. So, no whatsapp, no google service, nothing that doesnât talk to an (old) browser or doesnât have an API. Thatâs how TelegraâMe bought me into telegram: Accesible.
Nowadays, I still use SailfishOS, 10 years on. I still use it without App Support (even though I buy licenses whenever they are at sale). I still only use accessible services.
When somebody asks my Revolut, I show them my wise. I ride share with m.uber dot com because other companies donât have a site. I bank with homebank.ro (ING) because it works no app required.
All in all I have always had Linux on my desktop computers, now I am really enjoying one on my phone. I get all the apps I care for, and the ones I donât get, I publicly and loudly say I donât care for. Being an adult is helping me, because I donât have to validate my opinions with some group of friends, Iâm just the weird one and can be happy with this.
So thanks Sailfish for being a daily drivable phone with linux access. Letâs hope for even more openness in the future.