You don't have to root if you're happy with your phone.
Or, well, actually I was happy with my phone's performance too. But I got bored because I'm one of those people who need to tinker, tinker, tinker. Learn a new OS. Fiddle with an old one, whatever. So I rooted. And hey, never looked back: the N1's fast enough on its own, but most custom ROMs are just better optimized than stock and running on .33 kernel, allowing the phone to finally utilize all of its 512MB memory. Apps2sd means I no longer have to fret over whether I have enough internal storage--I used to get bothered if I had ten apps installed; now I back up 47 and restore them every time I wipe and reflash without batting an eyelash. Then Paul ported Desire and suddenly I had a whole new phone to play with. Market enabler means I can at last access paid apps like everyone else. Hooray!
Again, I repeat: it's not mandatory. It's not for everyone. But I've become addicted to root access and custom ROMs. Your mileage may vary.
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