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Old 02-09-2010, 12:09 PM   #80
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Originally Posted by kilron View Post
not locked down. you keep throwing that term around when its very misleading to reality. since i believe software 3.0 they've offered full access to the dock connector port for peripherals for use with software. how exactly is that "locked-down"?
When I wrote "locked down," I meant that existing applications (e.g. for OSX, linux, Java) won't run on it, and that new apps must be approved by Apple to be distributed through the App Store, which is the only way to get an app onto the device without jailbreaking it.

Is there another term you think is more technically correct for this situation?
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