On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 21:34, <[email protected]> wrote: > Problem 1, you can't force _that_ freedom down the throat of _buyers_ > (industry regulations could help a lot though). > > • Problem 2, most buyers consider that freedom from hassles is more important > than having the right to install another OS on their device. Really.
It´s not a matter of "another OS" it´s installing any software you want, without the blessing from the know-it-all owner of the OS and the device. Words like "homebrew" and "jailbreak" weren´t popular before the JesusPhone. Wonder why. Palm OS, albeit a propietary OS, was an open platform from the point of view of applications. There was nothing to jailbreak. You could download and install any darn app you wanted from any source, without the company threatening to sue you. Jan 2008: Next iPhone firmware to block hacks and homebrew apps http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/next-iphone-firmware-to-block-hacks-and-homebrew-apps-2008013/ "If you’re proud that you were able to install third-party applications on your iPhone or that you were able to unlock your iPhone to use on networks other than AT&T, then you don’t want the next Apple firmware upgrade. ComputerWorld is reporting that the newest firmware upgrade, version 1.1.3, will prevent the unlock utility “AnySIM” from working in addition to “jailbreak” applications, which allow the installation of third party applications." Nov 2009: Jailbreakers battle Apple for control of iPhone http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/11/jailbreak-community/ "But what was an easy task for a curious teen has turned into a persistent headache for Apple, one that the company has been trying to cure for over two years, with little success. With each new version of the iPhone operating system, a small army of independent programmers and hackers get to work prying it open, removing restrictions and making their iPhones do things that Apple CEO Steve Jobs never intended." convenience, indeed. Like inkjet printers with chipped cartridges to make sure you only buy "legit" cartridges from the printer manufacturer and NOT save money in the process of buying "non approved" ink. FC _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
