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Apple's War Against Jailbreaking Now Makes Perfect Sense
An anonymous reader writes "Apple has always been extremely anti jailbreaking, but it might now have a good reason to plug up the exploits. As Hardware 2.0 argues, Apple's new iOS 7 Activation Lock anti-theft mechanism which renders stolen handsets useless (even after wiping) unless the owner's Apple ID is entered relies on having a secure, locked-down OS. Are the days of jailbreaking iOS coming to a close?" I can see a whole new variety of phone-based ransom-ware based on this capability, too.
a; Malicious theft reporting, like the ex boyfriend gets the ex girlfriend's phone locked.
b; iphones are just not that attractive anymore. Obviously samsung with the s4, note2, htc one, nokia lumias, sonys, hell, even the new blackberries look better than the iphones. A couple of years ago it probably would've made some sense, but not anymore.
c; End of jailbreaking? Seriously? A story from slashdot's own editor, at the place for open source software and hardware?
you cant retroactively claim the 'locked down' strategy suddenly makes sense after seven fucking iterations of the software that didnt boast the software brickup solution for a wetware problem. Youre also entirely discarding the fact that everything from the new mac pro to the ipad actively resists attempts to load any other operating system than the one its packaged with...or did you fail to consider those devices jailed-by-default?
lets try this again. Apples war against jailbreaking is a wholly justified endeavor based on market research, financial analysis and business strategy that ensures consistently increased quarterly profits for its board and its shareholders. reducing the level of iPhone theft (outside the glass doors of the macstore) is not conducive to these goals and has been implemented largely due to consumer unrest and politically incensed district attorneys for various states. The goal is to develop a cheap product with a high markup and a rabid fanbase that will questionlessly purchase every regularly-scheduled iteration of the product regardless of perceived need. for the consumer to actually control what the device does and the parameters under which it operates means the death of planned obsolescence.
Good people go to bed earlier.
70% of *something* is better than 100% of *nothing*. They created the roads, they are entitled to their tool booths. Quit bitching.
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Bullshit patents? They're certainly try to anyway.