http://forum.androidcentral.com/hacking/4654-what-does-rooting-your-phone-actually-mean.html (Link provides explanation of "rooting" asked by an android user on their forums) I believe that he's just trying to delete applications like "News and Weather" or "Stocks", for example, not trying to mess with the actual system (like changing the operating system) of the phone so I don't think the term "rooting" applies here. I think that there must be an easier way (and I had not problem with doing this) that you can add personal ring tones for people and add multiple email accounts.. but maybe I'm missing something :-s