> Powered by PureOS, a Debian-based Linux operating system, the Librem 5 and Liberty Phones
Can their devices run APKs? The only Linux distro I know of that does is Sailfish, whose weird licensing model makes it really hard to take advantage of unless you have an obscure, obsolete phone and flash it with the image they sell.
To their credit, Purism has invested more into touch Linux with Phosh than most others in the space have, but Linux on a touchscreen is still a befuddlingly garbage experience.
Unless their experience is impacted by the features they're writing about (which it doesn't sound like it is), this post is just trying to make its mainstream alternative sound bad in the hopes that someone buys their crap instead.
It's definitely worse than an iPhone, but you're greatly exaggerating. Sent from my Librem 5.