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Posted by on October 10, 2007, 9:32 pm
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After the introduction of the new popular iphone, many hackers
attempted to break into its internal wiring to add their own
functions. This was in violation with the sale agreement.
Subsequent software upgrades by Apple rendered such hacked phones
useless, even though they phone was just purchased for several hundred
dollars and committment to a plan. The owners are very upset. They
feel the phones should've had an 'open' architecture to allow personal
modifications or 3rd party software. They don't think they should
lose their investment as a result of their unauthorized tinkering.
While I do generally (but not always) support 'open' architecture, in
this particular case I have no sympathy for the phone hackers:
The terms were clear when they bought the phone, you hack it, you lose
it. Nobody forced anyone to wait in long lines and spend hundreds of
dollars for the phone. Anyone spending that kind of money for a phone
should be very familar in advance as to what the phone could do and
not do before laying out that kind of money. If the phone won't meet
your needs don't buy it. (There are plenty of very nice phones
available for FREE).
The hackers thought they could outsmart the company and they lost.
Indeed, many people with that kind of smart-alec attitude often do
illegal hacking or mischief that is selfish and wrong, or actually
illegal. I've known many of those kinds of people and I am suspicious
of their motives.
As said, I generally support open architectures. But the best way to
achieve that is through the legitimate marketplace, not underground
means. That is, if the someone offers a restricted product, DON'T BUY
IT! But all the hacker techies who couldn't wait to get their mitts
on the newest toy only encourage more of close architectures.
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