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Yup, that's bound to happen, which is why I've written off actual AR-glasses long ago. Maybe if there's an OpenSource solution, but seeing how slow Linux phones are coming along, I'm not holding my breath. But I can still dream!
If there’s anything I’ve learned, some open source genius hacker will figure it out, publish an early demo with 99% of features, and then disappear off the face of the planet before they ever make it available.
That is because the technical challenge of making a prototype that is 90% of the way there is not the same as that last 10% and building a business around it. Those are very different skills. So you start needing a team, a business and money. It absolutely can be done, and there companies like Pine64 that do it. I've got a small one. Running a business is very hard. Running an open source business is harder as you are going against the grain of that world.
OpenSource phones are crippled by the phone duopoly and apps for everything. Apps for some things you really need. My business bank now requires an app for "security" and that app won't run on rooted or alternative ROMs Androids. Least I've not managed to make it do so. I'm going to have to get an insecure, Google owned, muggle phone just to use our business banking at all.
We need the market regulating before OpenSource phones, or any alternatives, can thrive.
The website normally works fine. No app required.
This is true of my personal bank. But the business bank we use need a security device, but they have dropped that and there is now an app for Android or iOS. That's that does what is basically one time codes.
To be fair, when we have GrapheneOS there's no need for Linux phones, as Graphene has the FOSS-ness, privacy, security, etc. So very few actually care more than "yeah linux phone would be cool"