Originally Posted by
Arninetyes Wow! There were 15 million unlocked iPhones? No?
I referred only to the small number of unlocked phones - they were the ones that were bricked. Interestingly, in a court case last year, it was determined that unlocking a cell phone (an iPhone is still classified as a cell phone, isn't it?) to take it to a different carrier is NOT against the law. So, Apple had no legal standing to brick the unlocked phones. They did it because 1) they were pissed that someone messed with their product, 2) They did it because people broke a contractual agreement and they had the blessing of ATT, and 3) they believe that even after purchase, they still own the phone. Seems likely it was a mix of the three.
Text message? Email? Mass mailing? I guess Apple can't do that. They'd have to phone everyone individually, just like they did when they bricked the unlocked phones. Oh, wait. They just did it without warning. Right. Precedent.
Let's hope Apple does give credit for apps they dump from your phone. Of course, they probably will, now that the stealthily hidden kill switch has been publicly revealed.
Sorry. I love many Apple products - I've owned more than few. Yet, I fail to understand why people get so hung up on Apple that the company can do no wrong. Someone LEGALLY unlocks their phone to use on a different network, Apple bricks the phone, but that's okay. Someone buys an app from Apple, and Apple can, without warning or notification, delete the app. No problem. It's their right. After all, read the software contract, no matter what you pay, YOU DON'T OWN the software - and you probably don't own an iPhone, either. You're just leasing it. Check the contract - maybe Apple really DOES still own all the iPhones.
I'm going to repeat myself for the sake of clarity - and because people sometimes misread posts (like thinking I said Apple bricked 15 million iPhones).
"As I've said, if they wanted to contact me and say "we believe so-and-so app is bad. If you want us to, we can remotely remove it.", then, I'd be okay with it. I object to the concept that they retain the right to delete apps I've paid for and installed on my phone at their own discretion.
It's my phone."
Of course, maybe by contract, it really wouldn't be my phone. Anyone really read their iPhone contract?