Murena, the French privacy firm that’s forked Android to deliver so-called deGoogled smartphones, has repeated the trick with a tablet. So if you’re keen to get your hands on a shiny Pixel Tablet — but without the usual bundle of Google apps and services — Murena has you covered.

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    You pay a premium to have Murena/eOS/whatever it’s called to be installed on your device when you buy it. totalPrice = phonePrice + $degoogledROMInstallationPrice. Installing the ROM can be done manually or automatically. If done automatically, the money left over is paid to developers. The more phones bought with pre-installed, deGoogled ROMs, the more money goes to developers/development.

    If the devices are bought in bulk, they will probably cost less to Murena than what the consumer pays e.g phonePrice = originalPrice - bulkSavings. Those savings can be passed on to development or whatever else Murena needs to fund.

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