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223 points nikodunk | 1 comments | 14 Oct 24 16:52 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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maufl ◴[14 Oct 24 18:44 UTC] No.41840545[source]▶
Can anyone estimate what it would cost to develop a new phone that's like the N900 with updated hardware (slide out keyboard, camera cover, maybe drop the input stylus, a bit flatter and larger) and mainline Linux support for all components? I'm sometimes wondering if this is something I could have Pine64 do if I accidentally get rich enough. I think I would spent the rest of my days just writing the software for this.
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1. tmtvl ◴[15 Oct 24 15:12 UTC] No.41849462[source]▶
Considering there's a bunch of stuff you'd have to manufacture from scratch I'm gonna say... 500 million USD? If you're okay with outsourcing a bunch of stuff to China and treading on gray areas where patents are concerned. Unfortunately it's gonna take a few more years before various mobile phone patents start expiring.