No, it is not only the mandatory account, but for a free platform this is a huge red flag for me. See, I come from using the N900 (to some extent I still do). W

No, it is not only the mandatory account, but for a free platform this is a huge red flag for me. See, I come from using the N900 (to some extent I still do). While not everything was/is golden with maemo, Ubuntu Touch in comparison sucks big time: - on UT all packages you want to install have to be "click"-packages (bye bye debianic universe of free software) - good luck with using a microSD to extend storage; as per permissions it is impossible for applications to use a folders on SD (great fun if you want to download podcasts). - webkit based browser with no plugin/addon support. With some sarcasm, I am actually grateful for this: I had no idea how terrible the world is without an ad/js-blocker. And for the account thingy: can you enlighten me with a good reason why one needs an account to download free software? To me, the platform feels terribly "corporate", as if more effort was put into allowing for monetization instead of distributing linux for smartphones.