Android has proven to be a bit of a fraud. After it was touted as "open-source" and not purposefully crippled like Apple's SDK, people are still waiting around for individual vendors and service providers to dribble out proprietary versions of the OS. A new release of Android doesn't have much meaning when you can't download and install it at will.
People also have to "root" their phones to get what the platform promised from the outset: unfettered access to a device THEY OWN.
Consumer electronics have descended into a disgraceful and offensive state. People are spending vast sums of money on devices to which they are DENIED ACCESS. Who ever thought people would put up with this kind of rip-off?
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