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I have faith that FOSS will endure. PinePhone is still making inroads as a viable option, mobile Linux is coming along (though I can't point to a device I'd hold up as a poster model), and Europe's push for digital sovereignty is likely to accelerate offerings that are neither Google nor Apple based. It's still early days though, so likely to be a year or two until something viable is on market, and even then the big fight will probably be with banking/financial apps not wanting to support additional platform standards, but if Europe digs in and demands native born OS's free from the Silicon Valley shackles, there's a financial incentive to support those alternatives in some way, lest a third party fill the gap/need and eat legacy banking's lunch.
I'm really hopeful too! If mobile banking/mobile pay are the only sticking points, I'll be completely happy to abandon those! The mobile Linux stuff is all super enticing, the only thing that's held me back is how the GOS team keeps saying they're not secure enough yet for daily driving