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		mtogo on July 29, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why my Mom Bought an Android, Returned It, and Got... I’m sorry what? To make the phone work right I have to possibly void the warranty or brick the phone and load a customized operating system? To be fair, that's pretty much what you need to do with an iPhone, too.

glassx on July 29, 2011 [–]

That's not true at all, or not anymore after iOS 4, at least. (to be fair, lots of Androids don't need rooting at all, too)

In fact, it's quite the opposite of what rooting is intended to do in the context of this article, which is putting the phone in a pure, clean state.

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