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> (Perhaps cars are turning into this model. It used to be that it was not a big deal to take your car to your favorite mechanic, but now I gather, various form
by bonzoesc 15y ago
> (Perhaps cars are turning into this model. It used to be that it was not a big deal to take your car to your favorite mechanic, but now I gather, various forms of IP lock-in or just plain expensive required diagnostic tools are creating a barrier for independent mechanics.)
On both cars and phones, this kind of tamper resistance makes support cheaper, and generally better for the average customer. Moving to electronic subsystems in cars means reliability to the point of basically never breaking, at the cost of being able to adjust spark timing or carb tuning with a screwdriver and motivation alone. At the same time, the iPhone 4S (with no jailbreak available) is easier for both Apple and for a company's IT department to support than a rooted Nexus S running "rAv Rom 1.3 Stock 2.3.4 + Additions + JAME BOND 07-Jun-11 New version 1.3".