You mac fanboys... (Score 1)

...are inexcusably hypocritical. Many of you whine and complain about DRM, evil M$ practices, unjust software patents, etc. But when Apple, Inc. does something so unfair that no reasonable person could possibly justify it, even if Jesus Christ himself came down from the heavens and blessed it, you guys convince yourself it's AOK and try, pointlessly, to convince others. The bottom line is this: They went out of their way to render Joe Citizen's phone, that he owns and legally purchased, inoperable. That is downright dirty and they don't deserve your justifications. This is not anything like satellite providers issuing ECMs to keep people from viewing TV without a sub. They're not trying to stop someone from stealing content. They are trying to keep YOU from doing what YOU want with YOUR property. There is a route for suppression of what people can and can not do with their own property, it's called legislation. You can whine that "legislation has been passed, and they're legally obligated to do this...", but you'd be wrong. They fulfilled their contract obligations with AT&T when they locked the phone down before they sent it out. You can argue that "you don't have to install the update..." and you'd be right. Apple's actions are still inexcusable due to the fact that you'd be walking around with a very hackable, very broken phone. Regardless of license, those updates are warranty repairs. Apple went beyond repairing your phone, they went the extra mile to harm it. Your justifications do not mask Apple's greed and I have to ask: What do you get out of trying to help them with their unfair business practices?