> Run operations on the non-existent file system? Actually the iPad does have a file system. You just don't have access to it. > That statement is almost like

> Run operations on the non-existent file system? Actually the iPad does have a file system. You just don't have access to it. > That statement is almost like saying "TV manufacturers are forgetting about the power users! My new Sony flatscreen doesn't even come with a terminal so I could... uhh... Consequently, one of the reasons TV is dying is because it's just a dumb consumption device. I use my laptop, my Android and my iPad for 10 to 12 hours per day. I use my enormous flat-screen that's sitting in my room only for streaming movies from my laptop and yes, while connected to it sometimes I open the terminal. > it's actually your carrier that's stopping you, not Apple BULLSHIT. This is a device-level configuration setting that the career can remotely send to you. The device wasn't even bought from that career. It wasn't on a contract or anything like that. It's my device and I find it unacceptable that the career can tell it what it can and cannot do. It's Apple's fault for giving them the option. > By definition, if you're a power user, these things they're doing should be a minor annoyance Actually it's a big annoyance because I'm the customer that pays money and why in the world would I pay for devices that are defective by design when I could be supporting companies that respect me and my needs? My current retina-enabled and shiny iPad is the last Apple product I'll ever buy.