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> Just make it illegal to lock down hardware as well. Now they can't cut corners anymore and will have to actually develop good software.

Sadly that one won't ever happen, the copyright mafia will do everything they can to prevent that. Just look at how Netflix is locking down people on rooted devices.




> Sadly that one won't ever happen, the copyright mafia will do everything they can to prevent that.

We really need to abolish copyright as well. It's the 21st century, copying is trivial.

> Just look at how Netflix is locking down people on rooted devices.

I had no idea. Please elaborate.


If it can detect rooting, either by presence of common rooting apps or by SafetyNet attestation, you only get lowest quality of video.




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