• Isoprenoid@programming.dev
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    5 months ago

    TLDR: They think they'll convert a large enough portion of the premium market (in specific geographic markets) that it'll put them into the top three.

    Zielinski said most of the users for the Razr smartphone have converted from using a device that is “not Android based.”

    Part of the growth strategy revolves around the premium segment of the market, in which Apple and Samsung dominate.

    “We’re going to place as many bets as we can because we think the growth of the Indian population is fantastic, and they’re wonderful people.”

  • Ted Jackson@aussie.zone
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    5 months ago

    They'll need to lift their game on software updates for that to happen. Many of their handsets ship with an outdated version of Android, and they rarely see more than one major update.

  • const_void@lemmy.ml
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    5 months ago

    Lenovo laptops are trash so I imagine their phones would be trash too. I'll stick to Pixel.

  • Cloudless ☼@feddit.uk
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    5 months ago

    I am never going to buy a phone from a company with strong ties with the CCP, and a history of installing spyware on its products.

    • glingorfel [he/him]
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      5 months ago

      only certified grade A American spyware for me please 😤😤😤

      • Cloudless ☼@feddit.uk
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        5 months ago

        "The Chinese computer manufacturer Lenovo has been sentenced in the USA to pay USD 3.5 m as a fine for installing malware and adware (Superfish) on its laptops without informing its customers. By doing so, Lenovo committed the offence of computer break-in, as it wilfully undermined the security of its computers for users and made them vulnerable to cyber attacks."

        https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-8-2017-005922_EN.html

        https://www.forbes.com/sites/roslynlayton/2022/12/28/as-china-tech-crackdown-continues-dont-overlook-the-danger-of-lenovo/?sh=5d27e6f25d72

        https://www.bbc.com/news/business-45756685

        You are probably going to say "but those are Lenovo laptops, not Motorola phones".

        Lenovo owns Motorola. If you want to trust the company feel free to do so.

        • ladfrombrad 🇬🇧@lemdro.idM
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          5 months ago

          You are probably going to say "but those are Lenovo laptops, not Motorola phones".

          I asked for sources on Motorola phones being compromised, but I ain't seeing that still?

          Aspersions don't equal anecdotes > evidence. You show me that and I'll shout louder than you.

  • Aria@lemmygrad.ml
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    5 months ago

    I think he'll lose that bet but more importantly, how is he laying down a challenge to Apple and Samsung when he's not even saying they'll surpass either?