September 29, 2007

Altered iPhones Freeze Up - New York Times

The iBrick

Funderburg states my sentiments. Apple may have botched the pricing of what appears to be a wonderful new product, but caveat emptor is always appropriate. I have no sympathy for hackers or people who screwed up their phones by installing the hack. Apple should not be blamed for the poor decisions of an iPhone owner, yet the chorus is rising for lawsuits against Apple.

Hacking the iPhone for use on other networks is really dumb despite the growing frustration with the cell industry's 'walled garden' business model in the U.S.

"J. Noah Funderburg, an assistant dean at the University of Alabama School of Law in Tuscaloosa and a longtime Mac user, had little sympathy for iPhone hot-rodders. “Anyone who hacks must know that they are taking certain risks,” Mr. Funderburg said. ”If they aren’t willing to assume the risks upfront — like a brick iPhone — then maybe they should not hack the device. “We have a free marketplace,” he said. “Buy a product, including using it on the terms accompanying the purchase, or don’t buy it. And learn to live with not always getting everything you want.”"

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