So Android won't be any better, I was hoping for a less supervised computing experience. Something as simple as copying files to and from the device, or installing/compiling software on it is not the default approved behavior.
Well it's not that bad on android. You don't have root but everything you mentioned is "allowed."
Although not having access to root annoys me in principle, I haven't needed root for anything, so I haven't bothere rooting the phone even though it's fairly trivial.
