I think you got it backwards: Why is it okay for manufacturers to lock phones from us? It cant be because they are enormous metal machines that could easily get

I think you got it backwards: Why is it okay for manufacturers to lock phones from us? It cant be because they are enormous metal machines that could easily get into an accident and kill its passengers, yet a locked phone is still more or less the only option. Now the cars are enormous metal machines that could easily get into an accident and kill its passengers, yet, until recently, were "open" to any and all modifications by anyone. And it didnt affect their safety. The point is, locking cars isnt happening for our safety, its happening to increase profits. But people dont like to hear it, so the pitch is safety. By this tempo soon the bananas will be legal to be peeled only by certified servicemans, because wrong disposal of the peel may cause injury to a person.