[Macworld.com]

Some of Apple's recent decisions aren't sitting right with Christopher Breen. [more]

[MacTel]

Maybe not the wrong path but definitely beleaguered.

[ghp2006]

"An exception to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act specifically states that you are not in violation of the law when you unlock a phone to use it with another provider. While Apple and AT&T may not like it, regardless of the EULA or TOS, Im within my rights to unlock my iPhone. If you want to make that difficult to do, fine.
Apples warning that the update could render the iPhone inoperable hints that Apple knew the update would brick the phone. After all, every Apple employee has an iPhone and I cant believe no one thought to test the update with a phone that had been unlocked. Apple doesnt do that kind of negligence. "
Fill out a complaint form to the FCC!
They actually called me for more information!
They (the FCC) are taking this seriously - the fact that after 90 days you are not permitted to unlock the phone!
The worse enemy either Apple or ATT could face are the FCC.
USE the system.
ajm

[cyrus]

Apple = NEW Microsoft
count the ways...
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[sdf]

the truth is that Apple designed it this way because it liked the look
Have you got a source for this, or is it just speculation?
(not that I mind speculation, I'd just like to know.)

[nyip11]

You have a point. Much as I like Apple and what Steve Jobs has done with it, it needs to be reminded that the reason it exists is because customers buy its products. While it may often "know best", there is no one who ALWAYS knows best, and it has to produce what people are willing to buy. The iPhone is an area where it needs to tread carefully and be a bit more flexible than it usually is.

[StuPid_QPid]

Another example is Apple's refusal to acknowledge a problem in one of their products and offer to fix it.
The example I have is the problem of the lower memory slot in my PowerBook G4.
Apple DID acknowledge the problem on some machines, but according to this petition
Memory Slot Petition
it's clearly a problem that affects many more PowerBooks, but Apple refuse to do anything as obviously it will cost them too much money.
At the end of the day I guess Apple is just morphing into a company just like any other - putting their shareholders (and executive bonuses) above the interests of the customer - however hard they try to disguise it.

[MarkZebra1]

If Apple is the new Microsoft, who's the new Apple?

[pogo]

Does this remind anyone of the Steve who was forced out of Apple for being too arrogant and not willing to license the MacOS?

[griffman]

Jason Snell was told as much by Apple marketing VP Greg Joswiak:

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The jack is recessed in order to maintain the integrity of that design, Joswiak told me. I asked him what that meant -- if he meant that it needed to be that way to keep the structural integrity of the headphone jack intact, or if he meant the integrity of the pretty industrial design of the phone.
The latter, he told me. That if they had wanted the jack to not be recessed, the phone would have had to be thicker at that point, and they werent willing to compromise the shape specifically the thinness of the design.

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So there you have it...
-rob.

[boulder1259]

I really don't understand you guys. I'm all for your rights to unlock your iPhone, but, with those rights come responsibilities. I'm also for Apple's rights in not having to worry about dealing with an iPhone that has been hacked. In other words, if you want to unlock your iPhone and stay on v1.0.1 forever go for it; however, Apple has no responsibility to make future updates compatible with your hacked iPhone.
You were warned of possible consequences of your actions, but you chose to ignore those warnings. It was your right to do so, but now the time for you to take responsibility for your choices. Quit whining and get back to hacking to see if you can fix the mess you made. If Apple is forced to support hacked iPhones, that raises costs for everyone, and, personally, I really don't want to have pay for your choices.

[deemery]

Right on, on all counts. It's great to see MacWorld, et.al. take this critical approach with Apple.
dave

[John_Chu]

Right on target opinion piece, Chris.
I hope the next 2-3 months[by Macworld 2008?] that Apple's stance on some of this stuff softens or changes.

[sdf]

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So there you have it...
-rob.

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Thanks. /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif