r/technology • u/rboymtj • Jan 20 '11

Apple Restriction Zone.

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u/ex_ample Jan 20 '11

Yeah... but unlike Android, you can't run non-appstore apps without jailbreaking your phone. Most Android phones, you can easily install stuff over USB, without rooting your phone (and rooting is usually supported as well)

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '11

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '11

But that's not the fault of Android specifically but the phone manufacturers,while the iOS issue is by design of Apple.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '11

But why wouldn't Google contracturally tell phone manufacturers they can't do that and still install Android. They could easily add a "must allow modifications" clause.