Gerbick, Texrat, I think we are basically agreeing on different perspectives of the same thing. Thanks to everybody to such a constructive and great thread, I really enjoyed it.

Just to make one more thing clearer, when Texrat reffered to 'the beast' and 'might drag us with it', I understood that he is refering to the way the environment changes. Vendors can suddenly control the only way any content comes to my device - this is a nightmare.

To me, its not about root. It is about control over content. Control over anything you see - or not - on your phone. Pros and Contras of a walled garden (take a gated community) are obvious, we all know that. Problem is, this kind of power would require a wise king. Well, anybody remembers why we do not have kings anymore? And BTW, APPL really is NOT the one I would like to see there.

Regarding this and the fact that 'mobile phones' have evolved to 'Smartphones' and are evolving at even higher speed, becoming the #1 device for any kind of content consumption, I personally have to say that I really fear this kind of control.

Best regards,
Corwin