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Mobile is closed because the network providers are terrified of letting devices that they cannot control on their network.
by adestefan 14y ago
Mobile is closed because the network providers are terrified of letting devices that they cannot control on their network.
- rolux 14y agoIn addition to that, mobile is closed because hardware manufacturers, software companies and network providers all seem to agree that the combination of mandated personalization and permanent tracking is a potential gold mine.
- MatthewPhillips 14y agoThere are more than one layer of closed, and you're right, that layer has always been closed, but from the software side it's a new phenomenon. Pocket PCs and Palms did not share the modern security model. Apple gave us that.
- protomyth 14y agoIf the phone OS originated on a PDA, it wasn't locked on the phone version, but for all the other phones, it was a serious PITA to get software out there. Remember BREW and the costs to deploy / get approved (that was the easy one). Apple didn't give up that. Apple followed the non-PDA path.
- adestefan 14y agoApple has also repeatedly said that iOS upgrades have been delayed because of carrier review. Same for Google Nexus updates. We all know the disaster that has been 3rd party Android updates because of vendor and carrier review.
- jlgreco 14y agoRemember though that there are no carriers in the world that only permit phones as locked down as the iPhone.