First, any carrier is going to customize any feature set of any phone to work with the carrier network, not just Android
Second, any OS kernel must be customized to work with the instruction set of the phone’s CPU.
Third, I’ve gotten major OS upgrades pushed to my non rooted phone. And Android allows the user to root his phone without breaking it for those who don’t want to wait on their carrier. I understand Jobs will brick rooted iPhones.
First, any carrier is going to customize any feature set of any phone to work with the carrier network, not just Android
Thus making updates harder to push out. Thanks for agreeing with me.
Second, any OS kernel must be customized to work with the instruction set of the phones CPU.
Thus making updates harder to push out. Again, thanks for agreeing with me.
Third, Ive gotten major OS upgrades pushed to my non rooted phone.
Congratulations.
You're in the minority.
I understand Jobs will brick rooted iPhones.
You understand incorrectly.