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>I don't know if it really matters to the average user to have root on their system; for technical people it certainly implies "true ownership" of the whole sta
by drcube 14y ago
>I don't know if it really matters to the average user to have root on their system; for technical people it certainly implies "true ownership" of the whole stack on the device.
The average user will find it very convenient when their technical friends can fix, upgrade or unlock features in their device. So even if the average user never uses it, they will benefit greatly by having root access to their device.
Remember back in the day when your friends would have you fix their computer? Has that ever happened with phones/tablets? Why not?
- davidroberts 14y agoMaybe because the same user who broke things on the computer is locked out on the phone/tablet so they can't break things. If it's broken it'll either be hardware issue or a firmware/os/app problem that has to be solved by the maker/developer. In my experience supporting users of PCs, Macs, and Android and Apple phones/tablets, very few users have any desire for root access or any idea what to do with it when they have it. Their device is going to belong to others no matter what, maybe it's better for it to be Apple or Google or a somewhat vetted developer in a walled garden than the owner of a malicious bot-net.