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   From: ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand   
      
   In message , ZnU wrote:   
      
   > While you can theoretically install a 'clean' Android system on your   
   > phone, some vendors go out of their way to make it annoying, and it's   
   > not something that's super accessible to regular end users -- or that   
   > they even know about for the most part, probably. So, this might allow   
   > enthusiasts to get themselves a better user experience, but most people   
   > are just going to end up suffering from whatever shoddy design decisions   
   > the handset vendor makes.   
      
   Sure. But don’t discount the peer-envy effect: non-geek sees geek with   
   identical-model Android phone doing something extra: “Hey, how can I do   
   that?” And geek points non-geek at online instructions for adding same,   
   without having to spend money on another copy of the OS.   
      
   I think that will make the difference.   
      
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