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I like his analogy about jailbreaking: The most important difference between a jail and a home is who controls the lock on the door. Most smartphone companies
by rkagerer 6y ago
I like his analogy about jailbreaking:
The most important difference between a jail and a home is who controls the lock on the door. Most smartphone companies want you to believe that the gilded jail they’ve designed for you is the safest place to spend your time. Precursor takes a different approach. By giving you the keys to the lock, it gives you a home.
- zepto 6y agoIt is a false dichotomy though. I agree that smartphones are not a home. However jail is not the only alternative to home. Smartphones are a lot more like hotels.
- rkagerer 6y agoBut at a hotel you at least get one of the keys to the room (not just a padded little section of it) and they don't expect you to buy the building before you check in.
- zepto 6y agoYou get keys to a room on a smartphone, but just like a hotel, there are a lot of rooms that are locked to you, and you can’t replace the furniture, remodel etc. We are both arguing that you don’t really own a smartphone, so you aren’t buying the building.