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In large part, that was because the limit on jailbreaking was needed to preserve Apple's controlled ecosystem, which the company said was of great value to cons
by Zak 16y ago
In large part, that was because the limit on jailbreaking was needed to preserve Apple's controlled ecosystem, which the company said was of great value to consumers.
They're providing value to consumers by attempting to legally restrict those same consumers from modifying products they purchased? I understand Apple's general argument about a restricted ecosystem for the typical consumer, but how is the user experience improved for someone who wants to jailbreak a phone by preventing them from doing it?
- chc 16y agoI think Apple estimates the value of its carefully tuned user experience very highly, and thinks most people would regret being able to hose their phones. Not just true power users would want to jailbreak their phones, but only power users are actually able to take that kind of responsibility, and Apple doesn't want iPhones getting wrecked or just not working right.