We have had that in various forms for a while now without the grandiose visions and gatekeeping.

The exact same module in fact has been around for a while. Battery is ancient. T9 is ancient.

I have a $70 Linux box in my pocket already. It runs a Buildroot distro and the only real difference is an LTE PHY.

I have lived through the Nokia internet tablet and I’m surprised this isn’t what people aspire to.