I haven’t even tried Windows on it, but the handheld mode for 11 that was leaked a while back very much feels like Microsoft seeing the success of SteamOS on the Deck and all the x86-based handhelds coning out, and panicking a little.

Which is kinda ironic, because Windows 10 used to have a Tablet Mode, which was coincidentally also a pretty decent interface for a controller, as far as the start menu was concerned, until they removed it.

So it’s LineageOS.

If you put Michelin tires on a Ferrari, and sell it in that configuration, then it doesn’t turn the tires themself into a sportscar.

…why is MicroG mentioned? It’s not a custom ROM, it’s a GApps replacement for custom roms.

Also, MIUI is not a public custom ROM, it’s the official one for Xiaomi’s devices, also it does feature bloatware, and I don’t think that it’s especially privacy-focussed either.

The article itself says it was a DDoS attack, not a hack.