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Sorry but I believe in a religious way that an hardware vendor should not have the power to enforce what software can run into a device. Like a bike vendor can't force you to only use your bike in a limited number of streets.


That metaphor is wrong. It isn't illegal to jailbreak an iPhone, it just voids the warrantee. You can run any software you like on an iPhone.

A company should have the right to control the user experience offered for a device that it designed and manufactured. That will mean denying a third party's right to bypass those controls.

The user has the right to do anything with the device once they've bought it.




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