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I think they have a lot to gain by said freedom. I think it's fair to say that they don't have the understanding of how to use it though. All of the crapware

I think they have a lot to gain by said freedom. I think it's fair to say that they don't have the understanding of how to use it though. All of the crapware on my Android phone comes from companies approved by Google. In fact, most of it... ahem... comes from Google. Blimely... I forbid Google maps from even running.... Literally every app I use comes from Fdroid and you wouldn't believe how much better the phone runs. The walled garden is not so much a walled garden as a zoo. You are a valued guest as long as you provide value to the proprietors. You get lovely meals and safe-ish surroundings. The fact that your pen is completely inappropriate for your body type... Well, you can't have everything, right? But the paying customers are the ones making the rules and you shouldn't forget it. Yeah, I don't think you'll get many Madagascar type prison breaks from the walled garden, as you say, but I think it's a stretch to say that there is nothing to gain from doing so -- whoever you are.

saiya-jin 8y ago
Look at this from say your mom's perspective, not IT geek one - the real benefits potentially gained are minimal compared to threats. These academic discussions have no meaning for most folks out there - they want a device where their few favorite apps work fast and reliably, and generally a device they can trust will not take away their ie banking info and steal money or identity. Rest are details for nerds like us.
- waterhouse 8y ago
  It is sometimes possible for a nontechnical person to have a friend or family member set up something technical on their device for them. In that situation, it may become important to the non-nerds whether the walled garden blocks the nerds.
_bashskids 8y ago
And f-droid better moderates (naturally) than any closed source stores. Android is bloated of frameworks to enable adware kiddos to earn revenue. If it was the spirit of a regular linux distribution.......

saiya-jin 8y ago

Look at this from say your mom's perspective, not IT geek one - the real benefits potentially gained are minimal compared to threats. These academic discussions have no meaning for most folks out there - they want a device where their few favorite apps work fast and reliably, and generally a device they can trust will not take away their ie banking info and steal money or identity. Rest are details for nerds like us.

waterhouse 8y ago
It is sometimes possible for a nontechnical person to have a friend or family member set up something technical on their device for them. In that situation, it may become important to the non-nerds whether the walled garden blocks the nerds.

_bashskids 8y ago

And f-droid better moderates (naturally) than any closed source stores. Android is bloated of frameworks to enable adware kiddos to earn revenue. If it was the spirit of a regular linux distribution.......