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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
Why should you have to crack a company's security (jailbreak) just to use the property you bought to it fullest capacity?
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I dont have to I could buy a different device.
I dont understand your question? My xbox 360 could play old nes games but Microsoft dont let me so Microsoft are as bad yes?
My new PS3 doesnt let me install Linux Sony are as bad yes?
I cant read ePub on my Kindle Amazon are as bad yes?
I cant put non TOMTOM maps into my TOMTOM tomtom are as bad yes?
I cant record programmes from my SKY+ box SKY are as bad yes
All of those things could be got around by doing the equivalent of jailbreaking the devices.
if YOU want a device that is more flexible dont buy any of the above or accept that you may need to mess with them to make them more flexible, many many other devices also operate in what is a perfectly standard way.
Are you so into opensource that any device that isnt is automatically bad?
Apple sell a device and people know what it does and how it works they then choose to buy it and are happy or arent and buy something else next time.
I dont get the hate for non open source. is it because Apple in particular are being sosuccesful with a non open source methodology?