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Why limited it to old devices? If I buy it I should be able to run my own software if I want.
by bhhaskin 4y ago
Why limited it to old devices? If I buy it I should be able to run my own software if I want.
- gowld 4y agoBecause there's an implicit binding of hardware and software in the overall proposition which includes the software (like Fire homescreen ads), until 1 party wants to stop providing their side, which should then free the other.
- JohnFen 4y agoI'm never shy about jailbreaking devices, new or old. They're mine, and I'll do whatever I want with them.
- shanebellone 4y agoAs a philosopher once said, just do it.
- gameman144 4y agoDoing it for old hardware makes a much more compelling case for the general public to rally behind. For lots of folks, as long as things are working, they don't care how. Limiting such a law to out-of-support hardware would give a clear value-add of "Your phone stopped working, but if this legislation got passed, it could keep working". (I personally would love the right to control all my hardware, but that's a much tougher sell.)
- megous 4y agoIf you just limit it to old devices, you're also limiting the pool of people who might be interested in hacking something up for the device to be usable by non-devs later on. You're certainly delaying the porting effort.