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I really didn't understand the article. Can someone explain it?
by barredo 16y ago
I really didn't understand the article. Can someone explain it?
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- azernik 16y agoWell, he was more directly annoyed by commenters then more or less claiming "Android is easily rooted; ergo Android's security is bad; ergo (by implication) you shouldn't use it" - a bit more there than pure semantics.
- brown9-2 16y agoAn engineer on the Android Security Team objects to people claiming they've "rooted the Nexus S" by installing a custom ROM on it when all they've done is taken advantage of a feature named "fastboot_oem_unlock" which allows you to install a custom ROM.
- jrockway 16y agoActually "fastboot oem unlock" is the command you type into your computer to unlock the phone. "unlock" is the feature name :)
- cwlq 16y agoEngadget Commenter: OMG! You easily installed a new OS on your unlocked Nexus S?? Android security suxorz! Android Dev: OMG! You easily installed a new OS on your Dell desktop?! Windows Security must suck!
- gcb 16y agogiven the lengths microsoft work with hardware manufacturers and computer assemblers such as Dell, being able to install anything and have the drivers working is indeed a breach of microsoft market security :)
- drivebyacct2 16y agoThe irony being that Dell laptops made even this year won't accept clean Windows 7 (well, it will, but the Display won't work correctly and the Wifi didn't work until I went and downloaded them from Dell which was a challenge considering I didn't have ethernet. Luckily, my Droid 1 can tether, thanks to a custom rom. What a coincidence. Of course the Ubuntu live disc worked fine and offered to install a better display and wifi driver for me automatically when I had wifi or an internet connection next.