SNS in WC IL - 8/24/2011 22:17 You are spouting a bit of disinformation here. Android IS an open OS. If it weren't every phone manufacturer would sell phones with the exact same software build. Am I spouting disinformation or are you twisting reality? Yes, Android OS in considered an "open" OS, but if you can't get it on a device in an "open" state, it is not open. SNS in WC IL - Can you customize your STOCK iPhone lock screen? Not yet, but Apple is doing that for me in iOS 5. SNS in WC IL - Can you load apps on your phone that aren't available (aka allowed) in the app store on your STOCK iPhone? Yes. All it takes is a developer account. I can make any of my own apps and use apps others have created - all clear of the iTunes Store. Just one more little known fact about iOS that most people don't know about. SNS in WC IL - You don't need root to do any of it. Please explain why you rooted your phone then. You obviously rooted it to enable some reason that is not allowed in stock form - which means it is not "open" - which is what is being debated here. SNS in WC IL - You just can't bring yourself to admit that a stock Android phone is more customizable that a stock iPhone. Sure I can. Android phones are more customizable than iOS is. What is the trade-off? Increased complexity, increased bugginess, and decreased security. I'd rather have a secure device that works well, but that's just me - and apparently about half of the rest of the world too. If you like to have a calendar displayed on your lock screen to remind you that you have no appointements for the next week, Android is the way you should go. ;) To be honest, widgets are one thing I thought I would miss when I left Android. Turns out, I don't. Widgets take up a lot of space on home screens which just places icons to apps I used the most on other home screens - requiring more time and fiddling to get to them. So there is a trade-off there. And widgets on home screens other than the HOME home screen are useless, IMO. That is not the issue though. The issue is you still need to root to do "EVERYTHING" you want, which means Android is not really "open" - same as iOS - and that was the point I was making. So where does this back-and-forth leave us? You have proven there are things you can do in stock Android that I cannot do in iOS - and I have proven there are things in stock iOS that you cannot do in stock Android. And we now know that neither is really "OPEN" and each requires rooting or jailbreaking to do "EVERYTHING". So it all boils down to preference. I prefer an OS that is solid, stable, and secure - you prefer one that allows a higher level of stock customization, but is proven to be less secure, and I know from my own experience using it, is not as stable. In my opinion, that about sums it up.
Edited by McCartman 8/25/2011 12:30
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anyone rooting their droid?
