> No manufacturers would release any devices with this OS
PinePhone has one-upped /e/ and is releasing a competitively-priced device with mainline Linux support (not just AOSP)! It absolutely is a possibility.
The pine phone (and other devices from pine 64) is currently for developers only. They explicitly ask that if you are going to return the devices because of a poor end user experience, then you please don't buy it in the first place.
PinePhone has one-upped /e/ and is releasing a competitively-priced device with mainline Linux support (not just AOSP)! It absolutely is a possibility.