[Discuss] (OT) Steve Jobs 1955-2011

[david at thekramers.net (David Kramer)]

On 10/06/2011 10:19 AM, Matthew Gillen wrote:
> On 10/06/2011 09:23 AM, Dan O'Donovan wrote:
>>> My next cell phone will be an openmoko
>>
>> I remember saying that five years ago - kinda glad I got an iPhone now...
> 
> I will never buy one of those.  The way they treat jailbreakers (sue
> them for copyright infringement, brick their phones) says a lot to me
> about what they think of their customers.  For one, I don't want to
> contribute to financing that kind of activity.

But that's you.  Everyone has different priorities.  I can just as
easily say (and have in the past) about Android: "I will never buy one
of those.  The way they treat my data (making me share all of my
valuable data with them in order to back it up or sync it) says a lot to
me about what they think of their customers.  For one, I don't want them
making money off my data.

As someone else said, I have not heard about them suing jailbreakers,
but Apple is very consistent in the way they treat their customers.
Anyone who is surprised when their Apple device isn't as flexible as its
competitors or becomes obsolete in months is not paying attention.  But
if that mindset doesn't work for you, don't buy an Apple.