I'll try to read your full post later. I'm an Electrical and Software Engineer, my quick thoughts for *my* choice on phones (and operating systems and computers and game consoles and anything I can find choices on) runs like this: - I want something that works well - I want something that is upgradeable - I want something that is open source - I want something I can play with and change and learn from and make better - I would prefer something with a decent, friendly, good sized development community - I want something at a reasonable price
So, since we are talking about phones, this means *I* thought like this: - Windows phone: don't like the OS, don't like the way it "feels" to use it, its closed source, etc. - Apple phone: like the OS, its expensive, "feels" ok, its closed source, hard to modify, pretty locked down, etc. - RIM phone: don't like the OS, don't like the way it "feels", its closed source, pretty locked down, etc. - Nokia phone: OS is so-so, "feel" is so-so, until recently was closed source - Android phone: OS is pretty nice, "feel" is ok, mostly open source, good development community, hardware is pretty open, etc. I *almost* bought an iphone a few years ago when my Treo 650 was failing, but luckily I waited for android and I like my Nexus and everything I can do with it without any more hoop jumping than for any other device I currently know about. So, if companies want to sell me things and earn my business they sell me phones, computers and consoles at a reasonable price compared to other offerings, running Linux or similar OS, easily modifiable hardware (cards, batteries, accessories, etc) and not "locked". Do I represent a large percent of consumers? I don't know. Is this percentage of consumers that want choice and control growing? I think so. On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 1:30 PM, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > I am in the process of collecting ideas from the community on one > "simple" question: > > What are the *business reasons* why a device manufacturer should allow > replacement firmware and/or root access by default on devices? > > The full post, along with some existing feedback, can be found here: > > http://www.androidguys.com/2010/03/03/reasons-root > > If you would like to provide input and would prefer to reply to this > message rather than comment on the AndroidGuys post itself, cool! Here > is what I am looking for (again, more details on that post): > > -- I want business and economic arguments, not moral or ethical ones, > since we're long on the moral/ethical reasons and short on the business > ones > > -- Act like professionals > > -- That being said, both carrots and sticks are valid suggestions > > -- Do not overestimate the size of the current modding community > > I will be rolling up the ideas into a follow-up post, and I hope to put > these ideas to good use in the weeks and months to come. > > Thanks! > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) > http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > Android Online Training: 26-30 April 2010: http://onlc.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<android-discuss%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
