[General Topics] vbetts:
Not at all like it actually.

Because linux source is free? That's the same reason why palm, hp, and apple use it.

The ops post gives a hell of a lot more information than what you've posted here.

You do realize that Mac Os X uses the same Unix core as does linux distros, and Android? NT Kernel for Windows is a hell of a lot better suited for both desktops and laptops, problem is people can't seem to write a ****ing driver to work with the actual system. Aside from registry, but the new nt kernel in 7 helps keep registry clean and organized compared to past versions. Also for viruses, the only reason Windows has so many is because Windows is the most commonly used system out there.

So then anyone else who doesn't root or mod their android device must fall into this category? I don't get what makes IOS a "lesser OS" either, is it the core is uses? Because if it is, then Android is a "lesser OS" too since it uses the same core.

People keep bringing things like root, modifications, and fixes up in topics like these. But here's 3 things people need to realize, and if people realize it quick then it makes life easy.

1. People who root or jailbreak their phones or other devices are the minority. So saying things like this,

Assuming that every Android user modifies their phone in some way that you can't on normally do stock or on IOS, gets you nowhere.

2. You can't hardly modify anything on your Ios device if it's not jailbroken, Android is in the same boat. You can't change your status bar color, font, bootscreen, etc etc without gaining root access through security holes in Android, the same thing with IOS actually. Only difference between the two, Android is open source but with the way some carriers and manufacturers of the phones are treating Android and the open policy of the Android market, being open sourced is starting to mean ****. Why don't you ask yongzh about the apps he made that were suddenly pulled the Android market?

3. People don't just root to modify looks of the os, or install extra apps or whatever. I can easily speak first hand of this with the Samsung Moment, people root their devices sometimes to fix something that should be the responsibility of the phone manufacturer. Apple's pretty good with this. Samsung? Not too much. HTC? Not as bas as Samsung, but Gingerbread broke the Wireless N in the Evo. Motorola? Droid+camera issue with froyo that was never fixed. And then there's updates, all 3 major phone manufacturers for Android are guilty in either cutting some updates short, or cutting them out completely, despite some updates being promised to users. That's a long list that I've posted before, so I'm just gonna sum it up real fast.

HTC- Updates the phone OS, but never the sense version despite hardware being more than capable.

Samsung- Breaks devices with updates, goes back on promised updates, phone support is terrible, and late with updates a lot.

Motorola- Drops phone support if it doesn't sell, terrible support, and some updates breaks some parts of the phone.

I understand that this is an Android community as well as a Windows Mobile, and WP7 community.(There is also an iphone community under xda) But to blindly hate another os for no reason at all, well I'm just gonna end this rant with haters gonna hate.