You are displaying your ignorance. I ran an AOSP build customized by volunteer enthusiasts on a smartphone that originally shipped with Windows Mobile on it. Wi

You are displaying your ignorance. I ran an AOSP build customized by volunteer enthusiasts on a smartphone that originally shipped with Windows Mobile on it. With zero issues. For _years_. The HTC Vogue lasted me from Windows Mobile through Android Cupcake, Doughnut, and Eclair, working perfectly all the while. It's completely possible if the manufacturers aren't sheer jerks. That enthusiast work combined with Open Source code kept me from creating at least 3-4 smartphones worth of ewaste by extending the life of my device, and it functioned better for most of that time that it originally had out of the box. There is also decent enthusiast/volunteer support for things like routers and other gadgets out there. The only reasons this isn't common are paranoia and desire for profit over all other customer and environmental welfare concerns.