I wrote an editorial on Mediatek[0] that you might be interested in. I disagree with Mediatek being "open" though, they're so closed source that they basically

I wrote an editorial on Mediatek[0] that you might be interested in. I disagree with Mediatek being "open" though, they're so closed source that they basically violate GPL. The rooting is definitely to do with company culture though, the Jiayu S3 I recently played with[1] (and has become my daily driver) actually has a root toggle in the settings menu. Great stuff. [0] http://www.neowin.net/news/the-qualcomm-reign-on-smartphones-and-tablets-is-almost-over-all-hail-mediatek http://www.neowin.net/news/the-qualcomm-reign-on-smartphones... [1] http://www.neowin.net/news/review-of-the-jiayu-s3-hands-down-the-best-smartphone-you-can-get-for-under-200 http://www.neowin.net/news/review-of-the-jiayu-s3-hands-down...