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Re:Browsers' bid for relevance is turning them into time-bombs by dingo_bat on Saturday July 09, 2016 @08:19AM (#12061071)
Except it's not impossible. Look at iphone and increasingly android. The device is locked down so hard that even the user doesn't have root access. Gaining root can be seen as a negative, borderline criminal thing and you lose warranty and repair service from the manufacturer. You also lose the ability to use some apps (Android pay, snapchat, etc.) just because you have root access.

The only ones with true root access are Apple and Samsung/Google.

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Re:Browsers' bid for relevance is turning them into time-bombs by digi_owl on Saturday July 09, 2016 @08:32AM (#12061102)
Nearly 20 years old and more relevant than ever:

https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html

More and more it feels like we are reinventing the mainframe/minicomp era.

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