I think you've hit the nail on the head. For people like you, who want to be able to plug their phone into their Linux box and access their data - Android in i

I think you've hit the nail on the head. For people like you, who want to be able to plug their phone into their Linux box and access their data - Android in its current state is a fantastic operating system. For people like the author's mother (and my mother actually) who want their phones to "just work", Android in its current state isn't living up to its potential. I have no doubt that if Apple allowed manufacturers and carriers to use whatever hardware they wanted, and install whatever apps they want on the iPhone, iOS would have exactly the same issues.