Given that many of these walled garden technologies use web-content within applications (a lot of iphone apps are nothing more than site-specific browsers with

Given that many of these walled garden technologies use web-content within applications (a lot of iphone apps are nothing more than site-specific browsers with minimal custom UI chrome), and that most of them restrict access to programmer and debugging tools (enforced by law on devices that promise DRM to content-providers). An iPhone, an XBox, a PSP or any other device that can serve as a general purpose computer but does not allow the end-user to do so is taking away freedom 0. You may be willing to make that choice in the short term, for this year's fad gadget, but will you want to be locked into it?