On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 07:08:52PM +1100, Toby Corkindale wrote:

> you can legitimately "get root" on many
> Android devices these days -- you just usually have to tick a box on a
> disclaimer first, acknowledging that you're discarding tech support
> and the warranty 

which is at leat partially bullshit in this country - you can't sign
away your statutory rights and a company can't avoid their legal
obligations just by saying "we don't want to", and that includes consumer
protection rights such as statutory warranties.

replacing the firmware with third-party fw (cyanogenmod or something)
may mean that getting tech support for the *software* is pointless or
impossible, but the hardware is still covered by warranty, no matter
what the corporation asking you to tick the acknowledgment checkbox
wants you to believe.

> and losing access to DRM-enabled components.

yes, there's that as a bonus, too.

craig

-- 
craig sanders <[email protected]>
_______________________________________________
luv-main mailing list
[email protected]
http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main

Reply via email to