I also get years of use out of a car vs. 20 hours for a video game. In fact dollar for dollar a car is probably a better value.
20 hours? Have you just discovered Pac Man?
You do own the phone. You're free to do whatever you want with it if you can figure it out. Oh, you mean you want Apple to do all the work for you, release all the documentation and provide you with the tools you need? Sorry, but they have no obligation to do that. You're still free to do it on your own, but then don't come crying for Apple to replace it for free when you void the warranty trying to hack/mod your hardware. You are free in every way to use the hardware as you wish, what you are really angry at is that Apple makes no attempts to help you in that endeavor.
Really? So why did Apple feel the need to file a patent under which they can kill an iphone by distance when they find out it's jailbroken?
Who know if they'll use it or not, but that's not the point, they have a patent for it.
Apple is becoming an evil empire!
That's why I'm so pissed at Apple. 10-15 years ago they would not stop criticizing Microsoft for being the Evil Empire (tm) but they have become worse than Microsoft with all their stupid restrictions and obsessive controlling behavior.
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Happiness is twin floppies.