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veen  ·  3161 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 29% of Android devices can’t be patched by Google – Naked Security

Might be a good idea then to not start the discussion with statements like these:

    This is a serious question: why would anyone want a smartphone? [...]

    I honestly have no idea what is the appeal.

'Not fitting your needs right now' is completely different from 'I don't see any appeal for any person'.

Anyway, do you know the saying "don't knock it 'till you tried it"? How much time have you spent with smartphones? Genuine question. The thing about smartphones is that you can do so many things with it that it's extremely likely that a smartphone will enhance your life.