> Apple not allowing other browsers is a bit much…
Apple is paranoid about being dependent on other companies. If Chrome becomes a "must have" Google will have leverage over them by threatening to pull Chrome from the iPhone.
Instead of letting that happen, they use the iPhone's market share to push an alternative they control and pressure developers to support it (with its market share).
Google is already using such tactics against Android phone makers. They keep them in line by threatening to not license them their services.
> He (Gates) knew that Donn's Basic was way ahead of Microsoft's, so, as a condition for agreeing to renew Applesoft, he demanded that Apple abandon MacBasic, buying it from Apple for the price of $1, and then burying it.
Not exactly EEE, but I see where the inspiration comes from. I always thought the mistrust of MSFT in the community started mainly because of how it pushed IE and its Windows OEM licensing terms, but it goes far beyond that.
Rooting a phone will lock you out of most financial and secure NFC applications.
It can be a no brainer depending on your life style (I mean, some people are trying to get back to dumb phones, so why not), I personally see it as big nope.
Apple not allowing other browsers is a bit much…