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Re:Microsoft, Google, Facebook Back Apple in Blocked Phone Case by parenthephobia on Friday February 26, 2016 @09:39AM (#11181560)
The resources required to replace the firmware on a non-crippled Android device is access to the Internet from that device. This is not a big ask. Most people who own an iPhone have a data plan and/or access to WiFi.

Sure, only a small minority of device owners can actually make new firmware, but fortunately only one of them needs to make and distribute some firmware for everyone to be able to install it, if the device is open.

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Re:Microsoft, Google, Facebook Back Apple in Blocked Phone Case by afarrell on Friday February 26, 2016 @12:14PM (#11182549)
Are you saying this as someone who has helped non-hobbyists install new firmware onto their phones? I haven't, but helped many people install desktop linux around 2008-2009 and was often surprised by the problems they ran into.
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