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I think you might be missing the point... Even customization is becoming easier. Consider the ease of jail breaking iOS vs rooting an Android device along wth

I think you might be missing the point... Even customization is becoming easier. Consider the ease of jail breaking iOS vs rooting an Android device along wth the push button tweakability that is Cydia and you quickly realize that even the tinkerer/customiser world is headed for liberation from complexity. The world of code and hackers and the purity of possibility will always be there but bringing greater Technological ability to all people is an important goal, a worthy challenge and one that the major players all seem to be taking on. This is a very, very good thing because the dream and power of technology is far too great to be bound to the world of 'power users' and the like. The are wonderfully intelligent and creative people in the world who happen to fall outside of that category and we all stand to gain from their contributions. It's not abut what's good for you. It's about what good for us.

CJefferson 14y ago
The ease of jail breaking iOS? I bought an iPad 2 with iOS 5, and There was a period of about 6 months when it could not be jail broken.
- mark_integerdsv 14y ago
  How many clicks did it require to jailbreak that device once Absinthe came out? I see your point but that is what I was referring to.
  - CJefferson 14y ago
    Certainly there are periods of time when it is possible to jailbreak a device over the internet(!!), times when it is possible locally, and times when it it, for months, not possible at all. My point (poorly made perhaps) is that I have heard people say, "Oh, don't worry about Apple's walled garden, anyone with technical knowledge can be out of it as soon as they want, with jailbreaking". However, there are clearly long periods of time when that isn't true.
    - mark_integerdsv 14y ago
      Quite true. Incidentally: I found myself in exactly the same position with iPad 2. It seemed as if it was all hinging on release date of the next iteration of the OS and I did wonder at tine if Apple had perfected their game of cat and mouse. Good point dude(ette).

CJefferson 14y ago

The ease of jail breaking iOS? I bought an iPad 2 with iOS 5, and There was a period of about 6 months when it could not be jail broken.

mark_integerdsv 14y ago
How many clicks did it require to jailbreak that device once Absinthe came out? I see your point but that is what I was referring to.
- CJefferson 14y ago
  Certainly there are periods of time when it is possible to jailbreak a device over the internet(!!), times when it is possible locally, and times when it it, for months, not possible at all. My point (poorly made perhaps) is that I have heard people say, "Oh, don't worry about Apple's walled garden, anyone with technical knowledge can be out of it as soon as they want, with jailbreaking". However, there are clearly long periods of time when that isn't true.
  - mark_integerdsv 14y ago
    Quite true. Incidentally: I found myself in exactly the same position with iPad 2. It seemed as if it was all hinging on release date of the next iteration of the OS and I did wonder at tine if Apple had perfected their game of cat and mouse. Good point dude(ette).