Dear Jailbreaker, Apple Wants to Have a Word with You
Found on Thread Post on Sunday, 20 May 2012
After banning the word "jailbreak" from its app store and music library, Apple today reversed course and again permits the term - slang for hacking into a device to download unauthorized content -- to appear on iTunes and its App Store.
Apple maintains it forces sales of company-approved content through its proprietary stores to enhance security and reduce piracy. And while jailbreaking is legal, it violates the terms of use and voids the warranty on iDevices.
A slang for "downloading unauthorized content"? That's just completely false. Jailbreaking simply means getting back the control over the device you paid for, without any limitations the manufacturer forced upon you. It has absolutely nothing to do with unauthorized content. If I pay for a device, I want to be able to use it, no matter what the manufacturer thinks is right or wrong. Funny how Apple fans consider censorship and limitations as a feature. Imagine Microsoft would decide that you are only allowed to install software blessed by Microsoft: everybody would tear them a new one; but if Apple does it, it's for your security.