[metaserph]

For the record I am not laying any excuses for Apple, I don't make a damned dime from them, though I make plenty off them. I'm just clarifying what a business decision is, all they are doing is delaying having to "give in" to the JB community, "forcing" users to buy from them or through them until they cannot anymore. Same thing any other company run by businessmen does. These are business principles, not to give away any perceived advantage you may have.
******** about it in forums does nothing. Real change comes when the masses "put their money where their mouth is". Until there is another device as enticing as the iPhone has been, change is unlikely to come quickly.

[DRFP]

Originally Posted by pgnas

Funny how the famous 1984 spinoff AD campaign which declared embracing change and breaking barriers is so fitting.. It's almost sickly entertaining, it is ridiculously applicable, only the "jailbreakers" are the outcry of oppressed customers.

It's funny, Microsoft, is more open, this coming from a person who switched to Linux long ago, and only look back when I absolutely have to, but I digress.

The market is responding to a need, this is the fundamental basis of change and the fundamental element of a free market. Of course, we are free to buy another device and I think this IS the turning point.

Up until reading this, I beleived that apple had it a hold on the market that could really not be broken, however, ultimately, they are playing from the same playbook that IBM played from and we all know how that ended. FAIL and back to the drawing board.

Apple needs to figure out a way to embrace this, or they will find their market slipping.

You and I see the same Steve then, he's always been the driving force behind propriety of the product. He says one thing and does another, is that not Hypocrisy?

[Benzerellie]

Agreed!!

[thevmax]

I agree. I've had the same history as noralmike. All my motorola cell phones worked much better than my iphone.

[dwightmcc]

I really like my iPhone too, but only if it's jailbroke.... So if by some chance apple makes it jailbreak proof then I too will move on to the moto-droid.
iPhone OTB is a cool phone that gets boring after a month... After jailbreak it's a TOTALLY DIFFERENT PHONE.
So go ahead apple.... Commit suicide 