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realusernameyesterday at 3:12 PM1 replyview on HN

If consumers are fine with the pre-existing software and will never try to use anything else, why do we lock them out though?

Something doesn't add up.


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charcircuityesterday at 9:44 PM

>why do we lock them out though?

It reduces security, expands attack surface, reputational damage from people complaining about their phones bricking doing something unsupported.

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