I would believe (partially) in the argument of security, if locking down phones was not used for what, in my view, is a clear case of planned obsolescence.<p>Phones are unique devices in generally requiring you to buy new hardware after 2 or 3 years if you want up-to-date software. This is wasteful and infuriating. My 13 year old PC is still able to run the latest version of Ubuntu, and does a pretty good job at it.<p>I really really wish Nokia had gone the N900&#x2F;N9 route. Or now that they somehow acquire Jolla. For us, developers, phones are small computers. There&#x27;s no difference. Locked down devices are simply restricting our ability to do things. We need something different.