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The iPhone and the Technology Thieves

Submitted by Dan, Aug 28, 2007 05:45

A simple question, If I buy the iPhone and then the software to open it up. I then pay another service to make my call's. What have I stolen ? What Intellectual property have I stolen ? It's not the same as ripping a DVD and selling the copy's, or making a copy of a program and distributing it in the cloud. What ever happened to freedom of choice ? Company's are deranged about making as much money as possible that they are destroying the rights on the individual. When I buy a product, I'll use it the way I see fit. Nobody is going to tell me when or where or with whom I use said product, that is now my choice. By deliberately locking the iPhone to a specific carrier, infringes on my personal rights. Unfortunately the rights of the individual seems to be more and more disregarded when it comes time to making big bucks. We are moving in the wrong direction here people. Year after year are freedoms are being stifled by the monopolistic actions of large companies. Forcing us to bend to there capitalistic, not so democratic rules. It's not right, and I applaud any and all that have the knowledge will to fight, namely the programers that can "crack" things like the iPhone. The individuals freedoms and rights should be the issue here and not the fact that Apple my loose there 10% provision when I decide to use another service. I will decide which service best fits my needs, not Apple !! I know I am in the right, because the customer is always right. At least that's the way it used to be.

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Jason

Sep 11, 2007 11:20

A simple question, If I buy the iPhone and then the software to open it up. I then pay another...

Dan

Aug 28, 2007 05:45

I have to say that i totally disagree, and in my case I can't have an IPhone, even though I'd... [MORE]

Massiel

Sep 3, 2007 13:19

For Apple it's important to prove to the world of telcom and phone makers that there is a new paradigm... [MORE]

ken

Aug 27, 2007 21:34

Hi all I've been watching the developments with the iPhone with interest. I'm in Australia and having been tortured by WM... [MORE]

Adam

Aug 27, 2007 19:47

Mr. Furchtgott-Roth, I respectfully disagree with your supposition that use of the iPhone on other networks represents a theft of intellectual... [MORE]

Steven Sokol

Aug 27, 2007 17:11

I take exception to the part: "Instead, it chose an exclusive contract with AT&T, self-evidently because it was in Apple's... [MORE]

brett

Aug 27, 2007 14:52

Mr. Furchtgott-Roth's argument falls down on several fronts. 1. The iPhone is not available exclusively through AT&T. Apple sells iPhones in... [MORE]

Daniel Knight

Aug 27, 2007 13:06

Nobody is talking about stealing Apple's intellectual property -- nobody is copying the iPhone and selling it as their own,... [MORE]

Ted T.

Aug 27, 2007 11:41

Apple and AT&T may have entered into a contract for exclusive SALES of the iPhone, but they don't have a... [MORE]

Mike Babulic

Aug 27, 2007 11:05

Even in the wireless world, exclusives regularly exist, albeit typically on technology boundaries. However, many are also carrier exclusives, at... [MORE]

Kirk

Aug 27, 2007 09:21

Jobs and Wozniak started their careers as ... phone hackers!It's only appropriate that someone has hacked Jobs' new phone, especially... [MORE]

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Aug 27, 2007 06:27

Amid all the dross written about the iPhone, there's the occasional piece that stands out for its intelligence and even-handedness.... [MORE]

Trevor

Aug 27, 2007 05:58

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