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Apple: why iPhone jailbreaking should not be allowedApple: why iPhone jailbreaking should not be allowedPosted Feb 13, 2009 17:16 UTC (Fri) by gurulabs (subscriber, #10753)In reply to: Apple: why iPhone jailbreaking should not be allowed by heinlein Parent article: Apple: why iPhone jailbreaking should not be allowed
"iPhones are not simply private computing devices. They also operate on a shared, crucial telephony infrastructure. It's legitimate to ask how "street legal" translates into telephony."
Phhhhfff.
Windows Mobile and PalmOS smartphones have allowed "bare metal" access for years with 10s of millions of devices sold. The "crucial telephone infrastructure" has done just fine.
All modifications are "street legal" as long as they don't modify the radio operations.
-Dax Kelson
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AND, ... Posted Feb 13, 2009 17:20 UTC (Fri) by hummassa (subscriber, #307) [Link]
back to the "car analogy": it's the responsibility of the owner to comunicate to the DMV any "non-street-legal" mods she does in her car, and it's the DMV/PD responsibility to ensure that "non-street-legal" cars do not drive in the streets.
IOW: the FCC (in the US) could go after people who modify their phones so they are not anymore in accordance with its regulations, and operate them in the network. Others should be AOK.
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