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I don't see why this is a better option:

If a vendor supplies bad security updates after six years, I can demand proper updates or perhaps my money back in return for my insecure device.

If the software is open source i may not receive any updates regardless.



> If the software is open source i may not receive any updates regardless

If the software is open source, anybody can update it. I use a cellphone from 2012 whose manufacturer abandonned a few years after release. This year alone I got 2 updates for it because I'm running the e.foundation /e/ OS. This wouldn't be possible had AOSP not being open source or its bootloader was locked.




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