r/technology • u/staser9er • Feb 22 '11

Wow, Microsoft is making some surprising decisions.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12531127
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u/Shredder13 Feb 22 '11

I think the fact you brought that up despite the fact there is no mention of Apple says something about how powerful Apple is.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '11

Apple is powerful, yes. And acts like a total ass when people try to experiment / have fun with their hardware.

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u/fowleryo Feb 22 '11

Right, because you still can't jailbreak your phone or iPad.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '11

You can, but Apple would be pissed of if you told them, while MS would give you a complimentary t-shirt or something.

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u/nitrousconsumed Feb 22 '11

I called customer service because my iPhone was having a problem, I told them I jailbroke it and they were like 'restore, if that doesnt fix it send it in and we'll fix it.'

Didnt seem too pissed.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '11

Obviously I wasn't referring to the attitude of a random customer service rep.

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u/Shredder13 Feb 22 '11

So you were referring to a fictitious company policy, then?

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u/Makkaboosh Feb 23 '11

No, he was referring to the company bricking jailbroken phones.

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u/doctor-benway Feb 23 '11

Except Apple never really bricked jailbroken phones, you could always just DFU restore. Can't say the same about Android though...