> That'a a programmer-centric view of the matters.
If every device is a computer, every device user is a programmer.
> I want software that works so well that I don't feel the need to worry about how "restrictive" it might be.
You should always worry about the arbitrary restrictions imposed on the devices you own. The demand of software that works is just as legitimate, but orthogonal.
> If I want more power, I'll pull out my laptop.
It's not about power, it's about freedom. Why a phone company has root access to my phone and I do not?
> So what if it’s built with a computer inside it -- it doesn’t matter. [What matters is,] what is it, how do you use it?
That's a terrible, myopic, consumer centric (as opposed to producer), point of view. It does't matter only if you have to sell it, covered in bells & whistles. I don't have to sell it, I have to use it.
If every device is a computer, every device user is a programmer.
> I want software that works so well that I don't feel the need to worry about how "restrictive" it might be.
You should always worry about the arbitrary restrictions imposed on the devices you own. The demand of software that works is just as legitimate, but orthogonal.
> If I want more power, I'll pull out my laptop.
It's not about power, it's about freedom. Why a phone company has root access to my phone and I do not?
> So what if it’s built with a computer inside it -- it doesn’t matter. [What matters is,] what is it, how do you use it?
That's a terrible, myopic, consumer centric (as opposed to producer), point of view. It does't matter only if you have to sell it, covered in bells & whistles. I don't have to sell it, I have to use it.