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> Why _do_ consumers tolerate manufacturers retaining ultimate control of consumer's property after the sale? Just my opinion from many conversations with norm
by freedomben 2y ago
> Why _do_ consumers tolerate manufacturers retaining ultimate control of consumer's property after the sale?
Just my opinion from many conversations with normies about this: It's because most of them don't know (the marketing material from these companies certainly doesn't advertise it), and the ones who do know don't care because they wouldn't be able to (technical knowledge) or want to root/unlock and utilize the capabilities.
- Ajedi32 2y ago> the ones who do know don't care because they wouldn't be able to (technical knowledge) or want to root/unlock and utilize the capabilities This is a good point. Some of that is perhaps self-perpetuating: Why root if there's nothing you can do with root? And why develop stuff you can do with root if there's nobody who can use it? If there weren't so much active suppression of software freedom by manufacturers maybe the situation would change and the benefits of consumers having full control of their devices would be more apparent.
- lapcat 2y agoAnd ironically, it was the jailbreakers who demonstrated to Apple why the company needed to add third-party apps to its platform that originally didn't allow them.