Back in the day, my pops ran a software consulting business off of a TRS-80. This was, obviously, way back. Pops would bring us down to the office sometimes and let us mess around on the computer while he did some other kind of work. I have a hard time imagining what kind of work was not done on a computer, but we have already established that this was a while ago. Maybe he had an abacus back in the office or whatever.
But the thing about the TRS-80 was that you really could not break anything. Smack it with a hammer and something will go awry, but the worst thing that could happen software wise is that you would have to reboot the whole thing. After all, the operating system was on a disk that lacked rigidity. A floppy disk, you might say. So, if all else failed you could just start from scratch.
Which meant you could try pretty much whatever you wanted. That sort of upbringing brought me to a state of being unwilling to accept a lousy status quo when it comes to technology. A phone that comes loaded with apps intent on selling you crap is a lousy status quo. The R2 Unit is blessed in many ways, but the Blockbuster app is not one of them.
So I rooted the sucker. This is, as I understand it, as close to sticking the floppy disk into the TRS-80 as I want to get with this device. It does allow me to get rid of the crappy appy – aka “Bloatware” if you’re a nerd. Thank the maker! I also freed up the wireless hotspot feature. So the next time I want to skype while riding down the internet, I’m all set. If none of this sounds especially compelling, I can only say that I rooted my droid for the same reason Thunder the Wonder Dog licks himself.