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US court rules in favor of unlocking Iphones

post #1 of 13
7/28/10 at 5:34am
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Looks like the Judge understood the concept of once you buy something it's yours to do what you want with.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07...ca_exemptions/
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post #2 of 13
7/28/10 at 11:30am
Not just iPhones.

and while it's a nice moral victory, you will void the shit out of your warranty if you choose to root or jailbreak, so there are still consequences.
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post #3 of 13
7/28/10 at 11:45am
I've seen some Jail-broken iPhone..its cool and all. I just wont do it to mine. No way in hell.
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post #4 of 13
7/28/10 at 11:54am
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Originally Posted by CocoaSugarbaker View Post
Not just iPhones.

and while it's a nice moral victory, you will void the shit out of your warranty if you choose to root or jailbreak, so there are still consequences.
Which should be up to the consumer to accept.
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post #5 of 13
7/28/10 at 12:15pm
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The trouble is there are some great non Apple apps that his Jobsness will not allow on his precious Iphone, flash for example, and that is exactly why you would want to jailbreak it.
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post #6 of 13
7/28/10 at 2:11pm
Consider me a fan of jailbreaking. I like getting the additional functionality and customization. Not to much a fan of the pirating that comes associated with it (yes I admit I have downloaded an app or two in the past, but now I walk the clear path).
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post #7 of 13
7/28/10 at 11:20pm
Awesome.

Even more awesome is the decision against the MPAA about circumventing DRM on video for the purposes of commentary or criticism. Love the line of argument on this one from the Berkley assistant professor;

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The MPAA's counsel, Steve Metalitz, suggested in his remarks at that same hearing that educational institutions need not circumvent DRM, but that that they could instead merely film a clip "off a monitor" to acquire footage.

In response, UC Berkeley Assistant Professor Abigail De Kosnik noted: "As a teacher, one could copy entire passages of a book onto a blackboard and ask students to copy those words onto their notebooks, but this would simply be highly inefficient and not the most rapid means of teaching or learning available today. Asking us to 'film off' a monitor is akin to going back to copying whole passages to a blackboard, as my mother had to do in the Philippines in her village in the 1940s."
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post #8 of 13
7/28/10 at 11:26pm
I have not looked at my iPod (I don't have an iPhone, perhaps things are different for phone users) instruction book lately, but are most electronics warranties mostly just the standard 90 day ones? After 90 days, you're on your own anyway. How is this a big threat?
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post #9 of 13
7/28/10 at 11:27pm
I bet Steve Jobs is pissed, but he shouldn't be. If you buy something you should be able to use it as you see fit. If I buy a car that I KNOW is capable of doing 140 but is being restricted by some company so they can profit more off of it, then, well, fuck that company. I'm going to do 140.
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post #10 of 13
7/28/10 at 11:30pm
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I bet Steve Jobs is pissed, but he shouldn't be. If you buy something you should be able to use it as you see fit. If I buy a car that I KNOW is capable of doing 140 but is being restricted by some company so they can profit more off of it, then, well, fuck that company. I'm going to do 140.
Traffic laws permitting, right?
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post #11 of 13
7/28/10 at 11:34pm
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Traffic laws permitting, right?
I live in rural Illinois. I hit 120 on a near daily basis. I'm also going to be dead within the next 5 years more than likely, but at least I had fun!
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post #12 of 13
7/29/10 at 12:26am
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I have not looked at my iPod (I don't have an iPhone, perhaps things are different for phone users) instruction book lately, but are most electronics warranties mostly just the standard 90 day ones? After 90 days, you're on your own anyway. How is this a big threat?
Some people insure their devices. With Sprint, if it's not stolen or lost and you bring the actual phone into the store, you can get it fixed or get a replacement on the spot. If you take a sledgehammer to it or throw it against the wall in anger, you can get it replaced. If you root it or jailbreak it, the insurance company doesn't have to pay out. It's ridiculous.
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post #13 of 13
7/29/10 at 12:34am
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Originally Posted by CocoaSugarbaker View Post
Some people insure their devices. With Sprint, if it's not stolen or lost and you bring the actual phone into the store, you can get it fixed or get a replacement on the spot. If you take a sledgehammer to it or throw it against the wall in anger, you can get it replaced. If you root it or jailbreak it, the insurance company doesn't have to pay out. It's ridiculous.
Thanks for the info. From what you say, yes, this might be a bigger deal for phone people than iPod people. I now can understand the upset.. but I can also see where Jobs is coming from.

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I live in rural Illinois. I hit 120 on a near daily basis. I'm also going to be dead within the next 5 years more than likely, but at least I had fun!
Look, I don't agree with speed limits (studies how shown that they *cause* accidents), but I am pretty sure that in order to accept funds for federal highways ETC, Illinois would need to have a maximum speed limit of 55MPH on all roads

Stay safe, Matt. Don't give up on your future
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