The preference has been stated thousands of times. There's nothing to debate. They won't give you root and power. The only question is what you will do to change things:
Do you:
- Buy open devices?
- Sponsor development of open devices?
- Start open device companies?
- Develop open software that competes with walled gardens in quality and ease of use?
- Sponsor open software?
- Use open software?
- Engage in lobbying?
- Drop exploits (that would be worth a pile of gold) to let people jailbreak devices?
Do you:
- Buy open devices?
- Sponsor development of open devices?
- Start open device companies?
- Develop open software that competes with walled gardens in quality and ease of use?
- Sponsor open software?
- Use open software?
- Engage in lobbying?
- Drop exploits (that would be worth a pile of gold) to let people jailbreak devices?
- ...
- Fake-care or real-care?