Nice, so when you bought the thing thinking you own it. But it turn out they still owning you. I was thinking about getting the iphone or the itouch down the road but there's no way I'm paiding that high of a price that I don't have the right to use it without many dumb restrictions.
I think alot of people are getting bent out of shape a little too much by this. You do own the phone. You own it completely. The hardware, every last piece of it is yours. However, if you install Apple's software, then you've installed Apple's software. In upgrading your firmware, you're letting them dictate what the hardware will do. Your hardware... controlled by Apple's software.
dj-kenpo: Have you ever heard of a EULA? That's a contract. You sign one whenever you buy a piece of software - including software included with hardware. So, even if you didn't have to sign with a carrier, you still signed a contract regarding the use of the included software simply by buying the phone.
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Nice, so when you bought the thing thinking you own it. But it turn out they still owning you. I was thinking about getting the iphone or the itouch down the road but there's no way I'm paiding that high of a price that I don't have the right to use it without many dumb restrictions.
When you buy an iPhone, you sign a contract. Deal with the consequences.
tom you can buy it without signing actually.
I think alot of people are getting bent out of shape a little too much by this. You do own the phone. You own it completely. The hardware, every last piece of it is yours. However, if you install Apple's software, then you've installed Apple's software. In upgrading your firmware, you're letting them dictate what the hardware will do. Your hardware... controlled by Apple's software.
dj-kenpo:
Have you ever heard of a EULA? That's a contract. You sign one whenever you buy a piece of software - including software included with hardware. So, even if you didn't have to sign with a carrier, you still signed a contract regarding the use of the included software simply by buying the phone.