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by S201 924 days ago
Yes. If I bought and paid for something I own it and should be able to run whatever software I want on it. Anything less makes it not my device anymore.
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And you bought a device knowing its limitations when you had other options…
The point is that these artificial "limitations" should not be allowed to exist. We already figured this out for most consumer goods decades ago, it's time to do the same for computers.
Why do you care if other people - 60% in the US could care less about “open ecosystems” when you have a choice not to buy one?

And have you actually paid attention to the trade off of “openness” on PCs? Viruses, malware, ransomware, etc?