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Shuswap I've read a lot of threads about android and rooting, and here's my take.
You SHOULD be able to root your device, but not the way it happens with android.
Android is garbage, because it's bad UNIX.
If you root an android device, from what I can tell, you then have to run it as root.
UNIX is made to have root accounts. It's how YOU take full control of your device. It's how you control firewalls, permissions, and all that stuff that prevents anyone else from controlling your device or data. You should be able to log into a root level account and take control of your device to keep out the Googles and even the BlackBerry's of this world.
And when you're done working with the high level administrative stuff, you should be able to log in as a regular user again, so that no administrative changes can be made inadvertantly, or by anyone else without you knowing. That's how desktop linux works, and it's how our phones should work too.
Android is designed not to allow you to do this. Google gets to be your administrator. They have root control. BB10 is designed not to allow you to do this. BlackBerry serves as administrator (as does your local IT department if your phone is on BES).
I want control of my own device, and when it comes time to get my next one, I won't compromise. Not to Google, BlackBerry, Microsoft, or anyone else. I guess that's going to limit my choices, but I'll check out Replicant, LuneOS, Firefox OS, Ubuntu's Phone OS, etc., and find something that I can control. I would urge the rest of you here to do the same.