> Phoning home before undertaking such an activity takes away the ownership rights from the customers. They do not actually own these devices even after they ha

> Phoning home before undertaking such an activity takes away the ownership rights from the customers. They do not actually own these devices even after they have purchased them. Smartphones have become pocket game consoles, with the same business model. There may be other Android app stores, but Google Play still owns the Android app store market (except in China where Google is blocked/unavailable) - in spite of charging hefty platform fees comparable to those charged by Apple or Nintendo.