alt Hacker News> So the "trap door" here is just that you can't buy a phone and immediately start loading apps
I'm sorry, I thought I owned the phone I bought, and had a right to decide what software I want on it whenever I want.
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dataflow • yesterday at 5:28 PM
I agree wholeheartedly, but you can already unlock and root your phone and install whatever you want. This is not that battle. Mind you, I don't like either of these, but they're very different in nature.
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It's still surprising to me how fast we lost ownership norms, and most seem satisfied with renting the right to be a sort of peasant.