l3g0la5 writes:
"Nokia may have tried to steer clear of Android look and feel with its redesign Windows tile-like interface in Nokia X, but it was always a question of when and not if hackers would tinker around to root the device to run native Android apps. That time has come within a matter of days as an XDA-developers member has managed to hack his Nokia X to run Google Play and other apps."
(Score: 5, Interesting) by Koen on Monday March 03 2014, @08:35AM
What about (just guessing, I have no insider information): the devs wanted a fully functionally device, but higher management said to the devs that they had to disable the apps. The higher management, not wanting any bad publicity, can only be sportsmanlike about it. Now the devs are happy that the apps work and they are not to blame - plus they can say "we told you so" to management.
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by bornagainpenguin on Monday March 03 2014, @09:33AM
More than that, what do you want to bet that the developers told management it would be pointless to even try to lock the Play Store out of the phone and it was (as we've now seen) only a matter of time before someone added back the standard Android apps and etc...?
(Score: 2) by Koen on Monday March 03 2014, @09:52AM
Well, that's why I ended with the "we told you so" line...
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