> There's a huge difference between a phone maker having control and a network having control.
There is, but it only distracts you from understanding that you should be the only one in control of your phone.
There is, but it only distracts you from understanding that you should be the only one in control of your phone.
You can know that you should be able to load an arbitrary mp3 as a ringtone on an iPhone, and still prefer the current state of affairs to the state of things a mere three years ago. I do.
It is in our long term interest to have as much control of our "digital assistants" (which includes both smartphones and personal computers) in order to ensure that they assist us, and not some other party.