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For phone security, you actually don't want root enabled by default, especially if it is being sold to noobs. Even for pro users, it is best to be able to do m

For phone security, you actually don't want root enabled by default, especially if it is being sold to noobs. Even for pro users, it is best to be able to do most of what you need to do on the phone without requiring root privileges. Although ofcourse if it is really your phone, you should have the ability to root it, which you will still be able to do provided you have an unlocked bootloader, or even just if can run an root program from over usb. It is much more important to have an unlocked bootloader than just having root access pre-installed.

dave1010uk 13y ago
Does the same apply to a laptop or desktop PC? If not, why not?
- nknighthb 13y ago
  Of course it does, but PC operating systems were not initially created on that assumption, making an abrupt conversion to such a system impractical. Smartphones don't have decades of legacy software and workflows to deal with.
- JanezStupar 13y ago
  Running full root privileges is bad. The most trivial example is "rm -rf /" or "chown user:user -R /". Everyone who has done this at least once has been enlightened.
  - canweriotnow 13y ago
    "Thou shalt not take the name of root in vain."