Have you ever considered replacing the OS on your phone?

A friend of mine bought a Windows phone and quickly asked me for help with it. Before touching it, I simply told him he made a horrible choice for someone who sucks with technology. It was more painful to navigate than a Motorola Razor.

SGT(P) (Join to see) I was so annoyed with my windows phone that I switched back to a flip phone for awhile before trying another smart phone.

I've seen some people with new windows phones and they arent that bad but ehh never again

I read an article stating that AT&T may soft-brick a phone if you try to do to much rooting. Some people just want to see the world burn.

I have Verizon. I know people have rooted Verizon phones, but these days, who knows...

I agree with you. . . to a point. I love IT but I'm not a power user. My current phone and primary laptop are both five years old. However, I don't do anything that demands the latest and greatest. I honestly believe most don't.

SGT (Join to see) Sweet!

SGT (Join to see) - The real issue is security. Even if from a hardware perspective you don't feel that you need a new PC, eventually the software publishers come to an end of life for the software. Windows XP is an example of this. It is no longer supported by Microsoft. This means no more security patches for discovered vulnerabilities. If you are doing anything that connects to the internet and involves your personal information, you don't want an operating system that is super out dated. The last thing anyone wants or needs is to have their identity stolen.
Computers are realistically a consumable. You buy it, use it for 3-5 years, and then destroy the drive, and buy a new one. The prices have come down so much in the last ten years that it is often cheaper to replace a machine that has issues than it is to repair it. The caveat to that is the initial investment. If you spend a large sum of money on the PC, then yeah fixing it becomes the better option. I know there are some gaming machines that cost as much as a decent used car. I also know that for the non gamer who is just watching NetFlix, sending E-Mail, browsing Amazon, etc... that it can be relatively inexpensive to acquire a decent machine.

I use Linux. When something goes wrong on a computer, I try to fix it because that's the field I want to work in. I also break every phone I own within three years of the purchase.