torn - Compare operating systems: ----- | | Is the Android operating system open-source? YES / NO
torn - Do the manufacturers of devices which use the Android operating system "lock" their devices to prevent end-users from having default unrestricted access to | modify/customize device features? YES / NO
torn - Do the manufacturers of devices which use the iOS operating system "lock" their devices to prevent end-users from having default unrestricted access to | modify/customize device features? YES / NO
Yes
torn - If a user has the technical knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to bypass the proprietary UI restrictions of a given device, which device offers the greatest potential level of customization? ANDROID-BASED / iOS-BASED
Either or both (see next question/answer)
torn - If I jailbreak my iOS device, I'm still stuck with the restrictions of a closed operating system.
Wrong. As I explained above, jailbreaking opens iOS up to customize just about anything. Is it legal, since iOS is "closed" - probably not. I believe early on, Apple considered going after jailbreakers but probably figured it would be a costly and time consuming battle same as music sharing. iOS being "closed" does NOT mean that once jailbroken, nothing can be done to the source code. I believe the difference between "open" and "closed" once a root or jailbreak takes place is nothing more than a legal one.
torn - This has nothing to do with whether one or the other is the "right" approach. Both have their strengths and weaknesses, as have been debated...
I agree. But obviously there has been a considerable amount of misinformation put out there on this topic.
anyone rooting their droid?
