That's not true at all, or not anymore after iOS 4, at least. (to be fair, lots of Androids don't need rooting at all, too) In fact, it's quite the opposite of

That's not true at all, or not anymore after iOS 4, at least. (to be fair, lots of Androids don't need rooting at all, too) In fact, it's quite the opposite of what rooting is intended to do in the context of this article, which is putting the phone in a pure, clean state.