it's not about listening; they are hardly selling anything, so they better listen alright.
more desperate then anything else

it's about the fact that i can manage my device & install & remove whatever i want whenever i want.
and it works
m@ke$$h!t' $h!t simply doesn't work
period.

ppl are tired of having that kind of crap on their computers, they are not going to fall for it any more, certainly not if they have (better) free alternatives. well, one, @ least...
thus the patent war, buying of Motorola mobile et cetera et cetera et cetera...

PLUS: when is the last time you paid for an app you installed on your N900?