> "easy to use" I don't think it is in the hacker spirit to trade any bit of said "ease of use" against their control over the hardware or software tools they

> "easy to use" I don't think it is in the hacker spirit to trade any bit of said "ease of use" against their control over the hardware or software tools they own. Heck, even Windows is much more in line with hacker spirit than Apple. In PC boxes you could plug your own cards, develop your own driver, etc. Just look at an Apple product, from last month or from 10 years ago: you cannot open it, you are not supposed to install another OS, you can't even change the battery on their phones. And I even didn't start scratching the surface.