Exactly. Also the smaller stupidity - inability to add your own root certificates to the system store.

In fact this is what led me to unlocking the bootloader, swapping the OS and rooting my phone. The infuriating situation where if you setup so called "corporate owner" (or mdm) during the first login you can add your own certificates, but if you don't... Basically the "corporate owner" of your phone is Google.

Yes, literally, you do not own it.

Also it is worth noting certain countries where "rooting/bootloader unlocking is illegal" - namely China and the horrible stupidity of people claiming EU Gdpr prevents manufacturers from offering simple bootloader unlocks for their phones.

We absolutely need to vote with our walkers. I bought a Samsung before and a Xiaomi recently only because both allow relatively simple unlock (ok the Xiaomi requires you to wait to press "request unlock" exactly at midnight Beijing time", and it only works for non-Chinese phones, but still unlocks fine.