Just Days After Release, Google's Nexus 4 Has Already Been Rooted 85
An anonymous reader writes "Google's Nexus 4 sold out around the world very quickly this week, and while there was talk of very limited supply, apparently some key people managed to get their hands on it. That's right: the Nexus 4 has already been rooted."
Re:Why is this news? (Score:5, Insightful)
Yep, it's an unlocked device and you're supposed to be able to root it without issue.
All Nexus are easy (Score:5, Insightful)
All Nexus devices can be rooted in 30 seconds or less .... by design.
Re:Why is this news? (Score:4, Insightful)
Why is it news?
Because the "reporter" lives under the iStockholmSyndrome and thinks that having access to hardware you bought can only be done through clever trickery.
Re:Why is this news? (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Why is this news? (Score:5, Insightful)
Right because "sold out" automatically means that the Nexus is doing as well as the iPhone without knowing how many were sold.
In other words (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Why is this news? (Score:5, Insightful)
Yep, it's an unlocked device and you're supposed to be able to root it without issue.
which, I find very amusing...
Slashdot supposed to be a place for geeks, and look what we have here ... Both the Slashdot Submitter and Slashdot Editor do not know that Google's Nexus devices are made to be rootable.
How can Slashdot remains a geeky place when the editor ain't geeky enough?
Re:Why is this news? (Score:2, Insightful)
I'm pretty sure Google is selling them for the same price regardless of whether or not they sold out. Here in the real world, there are more important, complicating factors than, "what's the most you can demand for this widget according to intersection on supply & demand".
And sales volume for a Nexus device will likely be smaller than whatever Apple's new iPhone is. That's not good or bad, there are just a hundred Android devices out there to pick from.
And more important - why do we care? Both kinds are doing well. Worry about whether or not the Nexus is a good phone or not. These are all just cell phones, after all.