Android Market’s new movie rental service blocked from rooted devices
We can’t make this up people. According to Google, who gets to make the rules since it’s their service, rooted devices are not supported by the Android Markets new movie rental service “due to requirements related to copyright protection”. You’ll even see a specific error message when you attempt to try — “Failed to fetch license for [movie title] (error 49)”.
So now people who root their phones, whether to get rid of the
crap“open” that’s forced down their throats, or to have a current version of Android, are punished and lumped in with folks who steal movies. Nice move, Google. That makes me want to buy more of your products and use more of your services, so I can be treated like a criminal just because I’m smart enough to get rid of CityID, or want a safe version of Android on my phone
This is the other side of using an OS that is geared towards multiple hardware devices. Android - the truly open mobile OS…