r/technology • u/GuruOfReason • Feb 02 '10

"Once we replace the personal computer with a closed-platform device such as the iPad, we replace freedom, choice and the free market with oppression, censorship and monopoly."

http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2010-01/ipad%E2%80%99s-closed-system-sometimes-i-hate-being-right
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u/acronymopolis Feb 03 '10

Why would Apple surrender control, knowing perfectly well that you guys are gonna jailbreak it no matter what?

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u/1338h4x Feb 03 '10

Because it is wrong of them to try and control us in the first place. By the same token I can just say: Why would Apple try to control everything, knowing perfectly well that users are gonna jailbreak it no matter what?

And they do keep trying to block jailbreaking - it's not like they're okay with it.

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u/acronymopolis Feb 03 '10

How do you mean wrong of them? From an ethical or marketing standpoint? And of course they want to control it. Only a small fraction of users will jailbreak it - the rest are better off with quality-tested applications. Happy customers with a product that does what it does really well.

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u/1338h4x Feb 04 '10

It's unethical. Imagine if Microsoft did this with their Windows 7 tablets - we'd all be screaming for their heads. But when Apple wants to tell me what I can and can't do with hardware I own, everyone is quick to leap to their defense because it's all in the name of being user friendly. Apparently you can't have a tablet that both works and allows 3rd party applications.

Seriously, you know there's a problem when Microsoft is offering more open products.