Ya know (i)peeps, what gives ANY manufacturer any right to control what one does with ones purchase - as long as what one does does not a) Cause harm to another person, as defined by the law b) Effect the network the device is connected to, therefore, effecting others. So, surely people should be free to do what they want to their iPhone with the understanding that if they break the law or invalidate the warranty, they reap the consequences.
You are forgetting two things: failure of accountability and the ease of frivolous litigation.
And then there is Apple, which in the past, has made some 3rd party apps part of its OS (some rewarded and others not so rewarded...e.g. Konfabulator).
Agreed!! What's to stop me from throwing my iPhone in someones face! They can't design against that now can they! Seriously, whatever I do with MY iPhone is my business and no one else's. I like that apple is keeping their hands out of it. More manufacturers should follow suit.
I agree.. I love windows mobile and its flexibility, and generally do not like Apple products.. Yet this phone is a very good deal @ $299 so I got one. Most windows mobile phones worth a damn are pricey.
I have a WM6 device and yes it has more options. Its also sluggish and freezes. Just like all other M$ software. But even though I hate it, I'm not going to shell out the $$ for an iPhone.
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Ya know (i)peeps, what gives ANY manufacturer any right to control what one does with ones purchase - as long as what one does does not a) Cause harm to another person, as defined by the law b) Effect the network the device is connected to, therefore, effecting others. So, surely people should be free to do what they want to their iPhone with the understanding that if they break the law or invalidate the warranty, they reap the consequences.
true, well put!
And they're also free to not upgrade their firmware, too.
You are forgetting two things: failure of accountability and the ease of frivolous litigation.
And then there is Apple, which in the past, has made some 3rd party apps part of its OS (some rewarded and others not so rewarded...e.g. Konfabulator).
Apple, (St)inc. [hey, I love AAPL]
They are free to do so. The companies are free to try to stop you. Don't like it, don't buy it.
Good rant about nothing.
Agreed!! What's to stop me from throwing my iPhone in someones face! They can't design against that now can they!
Seriously, whatever I do with MY iPhone is my business and no one else's. I like that apple is keeping their hands out of it.
More manufacturers should follow suit.
@Jon
"More manufacturers should follow suit."
MANUFACTURERS DO DO THAT. For the price of an iPhone you can get a Symbian or Windows Mobile device with more features and an open api.
Don't be dense.
@Mike:
I agree.. I love windows mobile and its flexibility, and generally do not like Apple products.. Yet this phone is a very good deal @ $299 so I got one. Most windows mobile phones worth a damn are pricey.
I have a WM6 device and yes it has more options. Its also sluggish and freezes. Just like all other M$ software. But even though I hate it, I'm not going to shell out the $$ for an iPhone.