Here is a petition that I recommend you all sign. Click here to sign it. It is to petition the FCC to keep the iPhone free. Jailbreaking lets you make a decision on what you want to do with your iPhone. Apple will have none of this. The utlimate goal of the petition is to have Apple open up access to us iPhone users without having to jailbreak.
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December 11th, 2009 at 3:02 am
I did sign the petition.
keep going :)
December 11th, 2009 at 3:51 am
Please open the iphone platform to other developers and outside competiton.
December 11th, 2009 at 5:20 am
Please open the iphone platform to other developers and outside competiton.
December 11th, 2009 at 7:04 am
I like the idea of a petition to let us jailbreak our phones, but c’mon, this one is flawed to the core.
Item B says Apple’s monopolistic behavior has lead to a lack of inexpensive 3rd party apps; really? Really? Most apps are FREE or 99-cents, how is that a lack of cheap 3rd party apps?
Item C says Apple disallows 3rd party developers? There are hundreds (thousands?) of developers with apps. Anyone with $100 can join ADC and develop apps. That blows this one out of the water.
Item A might, maybe, hold some water, but if someone mentions a few other devices with closed systems, there goes that one.
I’m as frustrated about the jailbreak cat and mouse game as the next guy, but we’ll need a much better thought out petition to be taken credibly.
I’ll sign anyways, but I don’t think it will go very far as written.
December 11th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
DistortedLoop:
B: It doesn’t say lack of inexpensive 3rd party apps. It says “inflated prices”. Why can’t useres pay 20 cents for an app? Because apple forces you to pay 99 cents. Additionally, because Apple forces developers to only use the App Store, there’s no competition on store fees (30%).
C: Apple does not allow 3rd party developers to compete with Apple’s software (see original petition page re: Podcaster and Mailwrangler). Also see the comparison to Windows – “Apple’s practices and reasoning would be similar to Microsoft preventing you from installing a Firefox browser, saying it would “duplicate functionality”. Apple has told those developers that their software “duplicates functionality”.
I can see how you came to your conclusions, perhaps, by reading the petition page directly without the background info on the home page. We will be including additional background information when we present this.
Thanks for your feedback!
December 11th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Mario, but the petition itself is exactly what will be presented to the FCC, yes? If so, then it should stand on its own, without the need to read background pages. Good luck with the effort; as I stated, I support the effort, I just think it needs fine tuning.
December 11th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
There’s much more than a petition to work on here. The petition is simply an act of demonstrating the public’s demand for change – merely a number. The petition on it’s own will likely do nothing (just another sheet of paper). Hopefully, we’ll be able to produce results :).
The length of your comments obviously demonstrates your interest and attention to details – thanks for your support!
-Mario
December 13th, 2009 at 6:21 am
I want Apple to let people jailbreak if they want (a.k.a. not saying that it’s illegal) but now have the iPhone’s System directories opened for any user?This device isn’t a MobileMicrosoft OSt, so I don’t agree with this. If I’m getting this scene wrong please tell me. Otherwise, the iPhone must be kept as it already is or what it is meant to be.
December 13th, 2009 at 9:23 am
Apple is greedy bastard. They are like the communist of the tech world. They want to control everything, and sucking all of our money away. Apple, open up your phone, and stop rejecting Adobe Flash for your phone.
F U Steve Job
December 14th, 2009 at 6:47 am
Bottom line is, Apple put together a product, we don’t have to buy it if we don’t like it. Sure, we can dislike them (as I do) for there controlling policies regarding their product, but it is their product.
What if you developed a successful product, only to be told by your government exactly what you can do with it?
Using the blunt force of government to force private enterprise into behaviors that you like is unwise. Sure, there have to be regulations in place to protect the consumer against monopoly in certain cases, and to protect the environment in others, but IMO, that’s about it.
I think you folks should read Ayn Rand.
Let the flaming of me commence.
December 14th, 2009 at 9:40 am
this is stupid. just jailbreak it and stop your crying.
December 15th, 2009 at 1:44 am
I’ll sign it but do you think they’ll take any notice??
December 15th, 2009 at 8:39 am
Please open the iphone platform to other developers and outside competiton.
December 16th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Apple put together a product, we don’t have to buy it if we don’t like it. Sure, we can dislike them (as I do) for there controlling policies regarding their product, —–but it is their product—–
that’s the whole point and you just cant ignore it. its not there product its mine i paid for it, i bought it , i did not rent or lease it, its my money they took so its my phone so i should be able t do what i please it as long as hurt no one,
geez.