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It's so ironic it's a show-stopper for me. I'm not paying fucking Google to escape the Google dystopia. Nosiree! That's just too rich for me.
This is why I own a Fairphone running CalyxOS. Yes, I know GrapheneOS is supposedly more secure - I say supposedly because I think 95% of users don't have a threat model that justifies the extra security really. But I don't care: my number one priority is not giving Google a single cent. If it means running a less secure OS, I'm fine with that.
There's no way on God's green Earth I'm buying a Pixel phone to run a deGoogled OS. That's such an insane proposition I don't even know how anybody can twist their brain into believing this is a rational thing to do.
That's why I buy my phones used or refurbished. It's also cheaper and more environmentally friendly.
Wait for the 9 to hit refurb market, boom. Google phone without paying Google.
I think some people buy used/refurbished.
Google doesnt make the big bucks on phonesales. Even buying a new ( I refurbish mine myself) and putting GOS on it is worse for Google than buying anything else and run it with gapps.
Does street cred with my Cybersecurity peers count as a threat model?
I'm definitely one of the users of GrapheneOS that you're talking about. My threat model is "this is fucking cool!"
Also, the grass is always greener on the other side. I want a Fair phone.
What if you buy a used Pixel? Google was already getting that money, but you haven't paid them...or would that just be a cop out?
I've been arguing this many times with many people, and everybody seems to adopt their own way of interpreting things to suit their preferences.
Here's my line of thinking:
That's a hard no.
Of course, there's the argument that Google got $500 no matter what and they don't know who the money is from. But that's besides the point: I know Google got my money. I most defintely parted with $300 to acquire a Google cellphome, meaning as far as I'm concerned, I indirectly gave Google $300 of my money. And I refuse to give Google any money, however indirect the transaction might be. The only way I could become the owner of a Google phone is if someone gave one to me, I found it in the trash or I stole it.
There's also the argument that if I don't buy the cellphone, it might end up in a landfill, so if I'm environmentally-minded, I should save it from the landfill. That's true, but my counter-argument to this is that a healthy second-hand market for Google phones gives them more value, therefore makes them more appealing to potential buyers and ultimately supports Google's business.
I don't like serviceable stuff being landfilled for no good reason (otherwise I wouldn't pay extra to buy a Fairphone) but in the case of Google hardware, I reckon it should end up at the landfill as often as possible to diminish its value and hurt Google. Of course, I'm only one meaningless guy, but I reckon boycotting Google is a moral duty for anybody who's concerned about privacy and civil liberties.
And of course, I don't want a Google product in my pocket because it would make me nauseous. But that's entirely subjective.