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Engadget Podcast 169 - 10.31.2009
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Wonderkid @ Sep 11th 2007 2:43PM
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.
chi @ Sep 11th 2007 2:46PM
true, well put!
ryantrevisol @ Sep 11th 2007 2:53PM
And they're also free to not upgrade their firmware, too.
HineyWipe @ Sep 11th 2007 3:03PM
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]
Lattyware @ Sep 11th 2007 3:12PM
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.
Jon @ Sep 11th 2007 3:16PM
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.
mike @ Sep 11th 2007 6:32PM
@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.
Blake @ Sep 11th 2007 4:01PM
@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 @ $299 so I got one. Most windows mobile phones worth a damn are pricey.
david @ Sep 11th 2007 4:01PM
I have a WM6 device and yes it has more options. Its also sluggish and freezes. Just like all other M$ software. But even though I hate it, I'm not going to shell out the $$ for an iPhone.