I rooted my iPhone ONLY because I could tether it without having to pay YET AGAIN for the unlimited data I was grandfathered into. Other than that, I have advised against it, mainly because there was a possibility of bricking it (at one time) and also because it voided the warranty for iPhones/iPads that belonged to the company, and no one has a right to do that!
So maybe a fourth category: Responsible Geeks who root with caution, a sense of responsibility and a defined purpose? ;-) Bob On Feb 7, 2012, at 10:14 AM, Roger Eller wrote: >> Just anecdotal, and probably because I read so many geek sites. My >> viewpoint is undoubtedly skewed. I just did a quick google search and >> couldn't find any real numbers on it (but I didn't look too hard.) >> >> >> -- >> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com >> HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com >> >> > Same here, plus I work with geeks, so rooting was inevitable. So I too > have a skewed perspective. I see three kinds of technology owners. > 1-Geeks, who will root their coffee-maker. 2- Grasshoppers, geeks in > training, who root with the help of a geek friend. 3 - Apple product > owners (kidding). Obviously, the majority of the Apple crowd 'do prefer' > to be protected by the safety blanket provided by the mother ship. Those > who do jailbreak/root, simply have found the defaults to be confining, and > they want to learn how to make it do more. There is no single product to > satisfy everyone, but every product can be modded to fit the needs of its > owner, one way or another. > > ~Roger _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
