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		jinzo 61 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS They started (and still are?) as an Oppo spinoff. Very (very) far from 'total amateurs'. I would very much like something other than a Pixel for GrapheneOS. But let's not get wild expectations based on false pretenses.

cromka 61 days ago [–]

Oppo itself released their first smartphone in 2011. So not total amateurs, you're right on that, but it was no Apple or Samsung or HTC. They managed to appeal to geeks and started a niche brand that went mainstream.

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