Honda does not give me an SDK and API to run arbitrary software on the computers in my Civic either. But obviously I own it.
The state of federal law is that you own your iPhone and can run whatever software you want on it. Jailbreaking is legal, largely because you own your iPhone. The law just doesn’t force Apple to make it easy for you.
On a practical note, I’m interested in thoughts on why Apple might try to lock down multicast, specifically, but I have to scroll through dozens of comments arguing about a software system (iOS + App Store) that is now over 13 years old. Is there anyone on HN today who does not understand how iPhone software works? Why do we have to rehash a decade-old conversation on every single iPhone/iOS Apple story?
EDIT - Since I’m still in the edit window, I might as well link to a comment that seems actually useful and relevant to this blog post:
The state of federal law is that you own your iPhone and can run whatever software you want on it. Jailbreaking is legal, largely because you own your iPhone. The law just doesn’t force Apple to make it easy for you.
On a practical note, I’m interested in thoughts on why Apple might try to lock down multicast, specifically, but I have to scroll through dozens of comments arguing about a software system (iOS + App Store) that is now over 13 years old. Is there anyone on HN today who does not understand how iPhone software works? Why do we have to rehash a decade-old conversation on every single iPhone/iOS Apple story?
EDIT - Since I’m still in the edit window, I might as well link to a comment that seems actually useful and relevant to this blog post:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28287064
There are other interesting and useful comments if you scroll down…