I had prepared a post regarding the whole issue about Apple’s 1.1.1 firmware – how it’s affecting the developer community, which arguments I thought were reasonable or not, but ultimately I really can’t find anything to pin Apple with. Legally, Apple was within it’s rights in doing whatever they did. In fact I think it was even courteous of them to WARN people with hacked phones that 1.1.1 would probably brick their phone.
Still, I can’t help but share the grief and disappointment of the hacking community, but that disappointment is akin to a person hoping for a favor from someone else for old times sake and not getting it, rather than someone expecting a service as a right.
I’m talking about how Apple started flagging iPhones with hacked basebands in their 1.1.1 update – and denied service of those units. While they have the right to do whatever the hell they wanted to their product, one couldn’t help hoping Apple didn’t do what they just did.
Even if we are the minority, we, the gearheads, the geeks, the nerds; are the people who our friends and family come to and ask for recommendations regarding what gadget would suit them. While we do not represent the overall “market” of Apple, we do like to think that we try our best to make the world a little better by pointing everyone we know (or anyone who looks up to us) to Apple products. Read More