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Re:Apple Is Growing Rotten To The Core, And It’s Likely AT&T... by rufo on Monday July 27, 2009 @10:35PM (#727316)
While Apple would deny warranty service if they discovered the phone is or was jailbroken, a full restore from iTunes completely reverses a jailbreak, so as long as your phone is either dead or restorable, there are no warranty issues.
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Re:Apple Is Growing Rotten To The Core, And It’s Likely AT&T... by litewulf on Monday July 27, 2009 @10:42PM (#727327)
(Do you not find this completely unsatisfying though?)
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Re:Apple Is Growing Rotten To The Core, And It’s Likely AT&T... by modoc on Monday July 27, 2009 @11:40PM (#727377)
I've found that for better or worse, most of the real world involves compromise and taking the good with the bad. So while I'd love Apple to totally open up the iPhone (I'd also like a free yacht) on the balance, I personally choose to have an iPhone instead of a G1 or whatever else. The upside is bigger for me than the downside.
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Re:Apple Is Growing Rotten To The Core, And It’s Likely AT&T... by litewulf on Tuesday July 28, 2009 @06:08AM (#727676)
I find this view disappointing. RMS (famously) remarked that he uses open source software, even if there is a superior closed source version because by using it, he can contribute to an open ecosystem.

When I look at the mobile phone market, I am quite willing to use a G1 solely to support the prospect of a handset that I can control. The more people use an iPhone because it is epsilon better, the less companies will be inclined to give users freedom.

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Re:Apple Is Growing Rotten To The Core, And It’s Likely AT&T... by jrockway on Tuesday July 28, 2009 @12:34AM (#727434)
The difference between an open iPhone and a free yacht is cost. A free yahct would cost someone money. An open iPhone would save Apple money (no need to pay app store reviewers, etc.)
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Re:Apple Is Growing Rotten To The Core, And It’s Likely AT&T... by anticitizen on Tuesday July 28, 2009 @01:28AM (#727496)
No way - Apple gets a cut of all those app purchases.
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Re:Apple Is Growing Rotten To The Core, And It’s Likely AT&T... by lallysingh on Tuesday July 28, 2009 @03:06AM (#727574)
Sir, did you reboot the computer?

That didn't fix it? Ok, reinstall windows and the latest drivers from our website.

That didn't fix it? Ok, here's an RMA.

Not that different from other platform vendors...

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