Stop Apple making Jailbreaking illegal!
The people need to stand up and be heard, to tell Apple that they want the option to open their ‘i’ devices up by jailbreaking.
The main reason to jailbreak a device is to expand its capabilities. This is especially true of iOS devices because Apple controls its walled garden like a maximum security prison. In order to make the user experience seamless, Apple has to approve everything that can be officially installed on an iPhone or iPad. If you don’t want to be bound by these rules then jailbreaking is the answer.
Jailbreaking is currently legal in the U.S. This is thanks to a court ruling in July 2010 that deemed the practice perfectly acceptable as long as the intention wasn’t to circumvent copyright. Unfortunately this wasn’t an edict that was set to last forever. In fact, the initial exemption is set to expire soon.
The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) is seeking a new declaration that makes jailbreaking legal, and for it to be extended to cover tablets as well. Ordinary users of Apple and Android devices can add their weight to the lobbying by signing the online petition. This push is timely thanks to the iPhone 4S having been recently jailbroken with the Absinthe tool.
Apple has actually stayed pretty quiet on the subject until now, merely reminding its fans that jailbreaking on of their devices violates the warranty and could have a harmful effect on how it operates. The latter is more scaremongering than anything else, although there are some very valid reasons not to jailbreak your iPhone.
I know Apple devices offer seamless experience but the price you pay in terms of freedom is often too high. Jailbreaking at least offers those who appreciate Apple’s products but not their control freakery that insists you play by their rules at all times an alternative. Let’s not make it illegal, eh.
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Even though I’m not a fan of jailbreaking, I think that if someone wants to do it to their iPhone or iPad, they have every right to. I mean, they did purchase the phone from their provider who bought the device from Apple, so let them do with their device what they please! I am happy to sign the petition. I’m fine with how my phone is; all I need is to be able to text and go on Facebook, but I know many of my friends like to have more control over their phones.