I think the majority of us who are watching this thread are aware that we could root if we wanted to, but for various reasons have found it isn't a good option for us. We are eager to get the features of JB (in my case Google Now), so we follow this thread to find out when that will come. Those who come in and tell us we should just root have a different mindset.
In my case, I have spent 15 minutes here, 15 minutes there, etc. reading up on unlocking, rooting, and upgrading your OS (or whatever you call it). Probably have spent 2-3 hours total reading or watching Youtube demos. Can't say I understand much of any of it even after that. And I'm not motivated to try it any more because I'd rather spend my nights and weekends outdoors or with friends than messing around with a piece of technology that I use as a functional tool in my life. I don't use it as something to experiment with. And, I asked some questions in a post in the ROMs section, and was told quite clearly that I'd lose my icon layout, home screen folders layouts, widgets, app logins and settings, etc. I would probably also have to reset Google authenticator on both my phone and tablet so they're in sync again. It just isn't worth all that hassle to me. Maybe to others, but not to me. We all have different priorities.
I will continue to watch this thread and the Android Central news articles because, like I said, I'm eager to get Google Now. But I've given up on trying to understand the custom modification process, and I don't particularly care to start from scratch with all my layouts and settings.
Hope that makes a little sense.
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