Android Sucks

I got a phone which is powered by the "open source" Android operating system.

This is a smart phone, I should be able to do email, notes, calendars, spreadsheets, almost any kind of program... but I can't even put a .txt file on it because the proprietary file browser (connection tool) is so heavy with DRM protection that I can't even move a text file from the computer to the phone.

DRM is hollywood legal stuff to make sure I can never access any copyrighted content (file) that might have been pirated (copied) instead of purchased. All Android applications and media can only be distributed or obtained  through 'Google Play' (the equivalent of itunes store for iphones).

The only place I can get applications is from one single centralized authority which is heavily restrictive. (Google Play). The only place anyone can buy or sell Android applications is through the centralized authority. Um, great. Everything that was ever great about 'open source' and deregulation is gone now. No benefits for owning an Android.

The only way to access this centralized authority is though an app, which is blocked and unavailable from China.

To be able to access my phone in the most simple manner and even put a .txt file on it, I have to 'root' the phone. I.e. I have to hack it and void the warranty.

What is a text file? One of the oldest and most common file types in existence, more than 20 years old and native to most operating systems. I.e. I can't even type or store notes on my phone. That's not a 'smart' phone at all. Definitely not a smart purchase.

If I bought an iphone, it would work. I would at least be able to take notes and read a .txt file.

Android is terrible, and I don't believe I'll ever buy another Android phone again. I will join the countless legions of hipster drones with iphones. Then I will dance the robot in a black turtleneck as I pay homage to the world of restrictive copyright protection and capitalism gone so out of control that businesses tell the government what's best for the people.

I ask myself. Will my computer be next? Will some future version of windows tell me that I can't have a text file, or read or write, unless the content has been approved or came from the central authority? - Error, you can't write files unless you buy MS Word.

So much has been taken away from us. Who are the real pirates? We've been robbed. Who do we complain to?