QuantumToast@lemmy.zip to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 18 hours agoWhy does Google support the Private Rom communities?message-squaremessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up125arrow-down1message-squareWhy does Google support the Private Rom communities?QuantumToast@lemmy.zip to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 18 hours agomessage-square25linkfedilinkfile-text
Why does Google bother unlocking boot loaders, or doing anything that helps AOSP? Why have they not gone the way of Apple?
minus-squareOutwit1294@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 hours agoMight be due to monopoly laws. They also make huge donation to Mozilla every year.
minus-squareQuantumToast@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·17 hours agoWhy does Apple get to lock Evey thing down?
minus-squareZorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 hours agoPre-built walled gardens are appealing from a security standpoint. Or at least they were before MDM systems were more mature.
minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·17 hours agoPhones have basically always been this way. Like did you ever install a custom OS on your flip phone? Maybe a modded OS, but not one rebuilt almost from scratch.
Might be due to monopoly laws. They also make huge donation to Mozilla every year.
Why does Apple get to lock Evey thing down?
Because we let them
Pre-built walled gardens are appealing from a security standpoint. Or at least they were before MDM systems were more mature.
Phones have basically always been this way.
Like did you ever install a custom OS on your flip phone? Maybe a modded OS, but not one rebuilt almost from scratch.