>When I pay $1,000+ on a phone, I don't want its usefulness to be restricted to what Apple says I can do with it. Then don't buy an iPhone. It's not like you'r

>When I pay $1,000+ on a phone, I don't want its usefulness to be restricted to what Apple says I can do with it. Then don't buy an iPhone. It's not like you're paying that much money and then Apple is switching the phone out after you've paid. You're buying the device with the knowledge that it operates within Apple's walled garden before you ever take possession of it.