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Originally Posted by jessie102
Based on my understanding countries in the Five Eyes Alliance actively discourage companies from making devices with removable memory so any files stored on the cloud by political dissidents can be easily discovered by the authorities.  |
As opposed to Russia, China, much of Latin America and Africa? Oh yeah and the rest of Asia which are much more friendly with dissidents? I agree that it benefits national surveillance agencies as well as cloud providers but you cannot simply pin that on the Five Eyes. I'd be much more fearful of posting political content in China or Venezuela than posting a sexually explicit image of unspeakable things involving the American president.
My biggest issue is with 'democratic' countries allowing rulers of non democratic countries claim to be representatives of their people. Just because you wield power doesn't imbue you the right to 'represent' those you control. Oh and 'free' countries shouldn't sell the means of oppression to bad actors. It is equivalent to selling a weapon to someone who brags to the cashier at the checkout that they are going home to kill their spouse.
Posting because someone in another thread mentioned Five Eyes just recently, and I couldn't let a second post slip me by without saying something =D
Back on topic:
Other manufacturers do a backlight. Some do it well, some not so well. Onyx can do it too. I understand it is easier to do one without but it *is* an option. Upgrading system specs , battery or means of charging are all options.
If the Likebook Mimas is ever released then Onyx will have something to compete with. But until someone does something almost as good or better they are likely to sit on their hands and let the money come to them.