All of this is true, but if people keep buying devices with their firmware locked and that aren&#x27;t being kept up to date, then nothing will ever change, unless government regulations are introduced and that can create other problems.<p>I&#x27;ve had very positive experiences with my Nexus devices, though not all models are the same. Acquaintances have had good experiences with other, more open models, like OnePlus One. Yet I&#x27;m seeing even software developers buy phones that are tightly locked and that aren&#x27;t being kept up to date properly, software developers who should have known better by the nature of their work. And then they bitch and moan about it.<p>This notion of buying things based on ethical and health-related considerations has become more prevalent in recent years in other markets (e.g. food, clothes), yet in the software industry after the great run we&#x27;ve had in early 2000 in regards to open standards and open-source, it seems that we are going back, willingly giving up one freedom after another.<p>But and I think this is important - I rather prefer the current ecosystem of fragmented Android phones, because the very essence of open-source is the right to fork. And if anything, Android is not fork-able enough due to Play and the Play Services. If you want a tightly controlled OS on a tightly controlled device, iPhone&#x2F;iOS is that way. And I own both, I&#x27;m glad that both options exist and I hope Firefox OS will become a good alternative as well.