Once, long ago--actually, on Sun, Jul 08, 2012 at 12:20:02AM +0100--Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk) said:
Many Android ARM based devices are already locked down. In shouting at Microsoft on the ARM issue you need to point fingers at a lot of other people too.
Quite true, and I'm happy to. The main reason Microsoft catches so much flak for this is simple--they're the 800 lb. (363 Kg) gorilla in the room. Their insistence has more effect, even if they're not the leader in tablets or phones, than any other single vendor.
Cheers, -- Dave Ihnat dihnat@dminet.com