The author has a couple of valid points, the one I definitely agree with the most is the one about centralization. I&#x27;m tired of hearing about some cool new app&#x2F;program that sounds really great, but when I go check it out, it almost always turns out to be tied to the cloud in some way. It makes me want to say &quot;Guys, great software, but can&#x27;t I just buy it and run it on my own hardware without having to trust you with all my data?&quot;<p>On the other hand, many of his points are also definitely geek-only (especially the one about not controlling one&#x27;s phone). While I myself tend to agree (which is one reason I personally do not own a smart phone either), most people really don&#x27;t want or need full root access to their computing platforms.