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> It's like saying I bought a petrol car but I should have a legal right to fill it up with Diesel or make it work with electricity. It's illogical. The packagi

by lub 6y ago

> It's like saying I bought a petrol car but I should have a legal right to fill it up with Diesel or make it work with electricity. It's illogical. The packaging said petrol and so I knownlingly bought petrol. Though it's not really uncommon to modify a car for autogas or electric. Often it's also possible to change the radio receiver to e.g. one with android car. I kinda expect the same freedom to modify other products including smartphones.

jhasse 6y ago
You're free to jailbreak your iPhone.
- hanselot 6y ago
  It's not like car manufacturers go out of their way to update their new models with anti-conversion technology with each new release. Unless the car is a piece of agricultural equipment, in which case, we can see exactly why walled ecosystems are bad.
  - minerjoe 6y ago
    That's a good point. Many farmers are as frustrated and stymied as many iphone users. Locked out of repairing a device that their livelihood depends apon.
- wickedsickeune 6y ago
  Jailbreaking voids my warranty, could be impossible, and disables a lot of features (OS security updates). It is unreasonable to compare this with another app store.
  - dustinmoris 6y ago
    Modding your car from petrol to Diesel also voids your warranty.
- dx034 6y ago
  Jailbreaking uses vulnerabilities, there is no way to jailbreak a phone officially. Whereas Android allows sideloading apps officially.
  - ghosty141 6y ago
    There is also no official way to convert your car to diesel/electric...
    - wizzwizz4 6y ago
      The car doesn't have cryptographic locks on its bonnet.
      - bencollier49 6y ago
        Unless it's a Tesla.
        wkearney99 6y ago
        At least with a Tesla there's a healthy aftermarket using the motors and batteries for vehicle retrofits.
    - pegasus 6y ago
      But neither does the car manufacturer actively try to prevent you from doing so.
    - colonwqbang 6y ago
      Of course there is. At least in my country, there is a formal legal procedure to get your car inspected and re-registered after any changes are made.
      - donkeyd 6y ago
        It voids warranty though, doesn't it?

by lub 6y ago

jhasse 6y ago

You're free to jailbreak your iPhone.

hanselot 6y ago
It's not like car manufacturers go out of their way to update their new models with anti-conversion technology with each new release. Unless the car is a piece of agricultural equipment, in which case, we can see exactly why walled ecosystems are bad.
- minerjoe 6y ago
  That's a good point. Many farmers are as frustrated and stymied as many iphone users. Locked out of repairing a device that their livelihood depends apon.
wickedsickeune 6y ago
Jailbreaking voids my warranty, could be impossible, and disables a lot of features (OS security updates). It is unreasonable to compare this with another app store.
- dustinmoris 6y ago
  Modding your car from petrol to Diesel also voids your warranty.
dx034 6y ago
Jailbreaking uses vulnerabilities, there is no way to jailbreak a phone officially. Whereas Android allows sideloading apps officially.
- ghosty141 6y ago
  There is also no official way to convert your car to diesel/electric...
  - wizzwizz4 6y ago
    The car doesn't have cryptographic locks on its bonnet.
    - bencollier49 6y ago
      Unless it's a Tesla.
      - wkearney99 6y ago
        At least with a Tesla there's a healthy aftermarket using the motors and batteries for vehicle retrofits.
  - pegasus 6y ago
    But neither does the car manufacturer actively try to prevent you from doing so.
  - colonwqbang 6y ago
    Of course there is. At least in my country, there is a formal legal procedure to get your car inspected and re-registered after any changes are made.
    - donkeyd 6y ago
      It voids warranty though, doesn't it?