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I think I'd rather my phone be a little "dumber" than my laptop or desktop, though. Or I want it to be powerful enough to be the brains of both, but that would make it expensive enough that I would worry about losing it. Making it just a browser gives it enough utility to be broadly useful, but also enough friction that I won't get sucked into it.
Also, I think a low-cost, low-power, mass-market B2G-type phone (a la the Chromebook) is way more likely than a mass-market Linux phone. Maybe that's just me being cynical, though.
As for Google, yeah. I agree that they don't have the users' best interest in mind. But there's currently enough of a pull from mobile Safari that they're willing to play by the rules for now. My understanding is that the Web Attestation API was basically dead in the water—though maybe that's me being too optimistic, ha.
Same to you! Good conversation. I appreciate it.