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I have one of these on the way and never intended to root it, but this outrages me. I get that Samsung reserves the right to say "its been rooted and is now lo
by senectus1 5y ago
I have one of these on the way and never intended to root it, but this outrages me.
I get that Samsung reserves the right to say "its been rooted and is now longer certified "safe" by us, but BREAKING the functionality of the device that I paid for and own is vandalism.
- somebody_amzn 5y ago> Re-locking the bootloader does make the camera work again, which indicates that it’s more of a software-level obstacle My guess is that their camera supplier has a secret blob that they want to retain encrypted...
- danuker 5y agoYou can cancel or return it. Money is a signal every company has to pay attention to.
- AshamedCaptain 5y agoI have been hearing "vote with your wallet" for more than 30 years. It has never, ever, made a difference in the direction of hardware.
- jrockway 5y agoIt depends on the circumstances. If everyone on HN orders a phone from some new phone startup, and then everyone returns it a few weeks later, that could spell the end of the company. But for companies like Apple and Samsung, making products is just kind of a hobby side business -- they could collect interest on the balance of their corporate treasury indefinitely and make more money than you could ever imagine.