Because it has the amazing feature of storing all your passwords in a file. It's nothing like the features offered by lastpass with respect to serving you your passwords from a remote host and if you can't trust your password manager to KDF & encrypt then you really shouldn't be using it as it's doubtful it's properly generating secure passwords.
I got mine (AF7NK) just before the 2015 new year. No HF radio yet. I'm just using an infamous boafeng plus a homemade ground plane antenna in the attic.
Jesus Christ, it's glue not a impenetrable force-field.
I don't know why, but I can think of many plausible examples that don't include ridiculous conspiracy theories about a company wanting to take all your money.
Please provide an example why a screw or removable panel would provide less value to the consumer than gluing the thing and making it impossible to replace the battery on your own. I eagerly await your response.
That seems a bit sarcastic ... ;)