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The fact that you need to "root" your own property -- I am just astounded that there isn't more yelling over this. Microsoft could never have gotten away with t
by api 12y ago
The fact that you need to "root" your own property -- I am just astounded that there isn't more yelling over this. Microsoft could never have gotten away with this in the 90s or early 2000s. You probably still couldn't get away with it on commodity PCs. Hell, you can even run Linux on a Mac. But change the form factor and all the sudden nobody cares.
- maratd 12y agoIt's not the form factor, it's the pricing structure. Most phones are "free" with contract or very near to it. It's difficult to complain about something you're getting for "free". Now look at off-contract phones. I have a Dev Edition Moto X. I unlocked and rooted my phone with official tools provided by Motorola. I paid for the phone in full. I wouldn't have bought it unless I got a device that I completely owned. If you want hardware that you can completely own and control, you can buy it. Most people simply choose not to.
- lmm 12y agoIt's because Apple did it first. Even in the PC days Apple behaved far worse than Microsoft, but somehow they army of fans that will defend any action from them. Heck, I remember when they introduced those tamperproof screws and on this very site there were people claiming that it was actually just a better screw design.
- jotm 12y agoI don't know, elevating to root was always recommended in Linux :-)