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Re: Is iOS7 jailbroken yet?

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Post by foldor »

phaer wrote: post #5

Serious question: Why bother? Why is there such an interest in using a very closed system in a way the vendor does not support if there are (more) open alternatives? Is it because you are forced to use an iPhone by external factors, like your employer? Are there critical features missing from Android and all the others? Is it just your personal preference? I really don't mean to offend anyone, it's just that I percei…

I'm with you on this one. I value my ability to develop applications for my Android device free from worry about a future update taking that ability away from me. My applications never need to be on an app store, and I can share them with whomever I like, in any manner I like.

Why would I buy into an ecosystem that then forces me to hope someone far smarter than I is able to break the security of that system for me? Jailbreaks are worrisome because they introduce a potential loss of security on mine, and all users phones.

Re: Is iOS7 jailbroken yet?

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Post by phaer »

girvo wrote: post #9
phaer wrote: post #5

Serious question: Why bother? Why is there such an interest in using a very closed system in a way the vendor does not support if there are (more) open alternatives? Is it because you are forced to use an iPhone by external factors, like your employer? Are there critical features missing from Android and all the others? Is it just your personal preference? I really don't mean to offend anyone, it's just that I percei…

Its nice to use. I like how it integrates with my Mac stuff better than Android does, and iTunes Match is a killer feature. But I'd love to load FOSS onto it, so a jailbreak would be super handy. Oh, and the main reason? 'cause we can :)

"because we can" is obviously a very legitimate reason for something like a jailbreak :) But I am not sure if it answers my question completely, because we are talking about a site which a collects money because it seems like we can't at the moment. There's nothing wrong with that, but it shows that an iPhone jailbreak seems to be a high-priority task for many here and that's something which "because we can" does not fully explain (EDIT:) because nobody collects money for a better integration of android into the mac world so far, right?

Your argument about Mac integration seems valid, I did not think about it as I am no mac user :)

Re: Is iOS7 jailbroken yet?

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Post by psychometry »

phaer wrote: post #5

Serious question: Why bother? Why is there such an interest in using a very closed system in a way the vendor does not support if there are (more) open alternatives? Is it because you are forced to use an iPhone by external factors, like your employer? Are there critical features missing from Android and all the others? Is it just your personal preference? I really don't mean to offend anyone, it's just that I percei…

iPhones, ostensibly, integrate much better with iTunes. I still have hundreds of Protected AAC files I bought on iTunes pre-2009 that will not play on Android phones. The only way to get around that is to burn/rip the AAC files or pay Apple to upgrade them to the other format.

Re: Is iOS7 jailbroken yet?

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Post by hopp_check »

phaer wrote: post #5

Serious question: Why bother? Why is there such an interest in using a very closed system in a way the vendor does not support if there are (more) open alternatives? Is it because you are forced to use an iPhone by external factors, like your employer? Are there critical features missing from Android and all the others? Is it just your personal preference? I really don't mean to offend anyone, it's just that I percei…

I find it to be the most stable and usable of the platforms I've seriously tried (iOS, Android, Blackberry). That said, there are a few power user features I like that aren't allowed by default: * F.lux * FakeClockUp (to decrease animation times) * Adblock * Themes (because after 6 years of using them, smartphones look a bit boring)

I could get these on Android, but generally find that I must then sacrifice on form factor (I don't like very large phones), stability, build quality (this is getting better on Android though), and ease of use (Facetime with family, iMessage, etc.).

In the end it's not a single killer feature, but tight integration with my life. I might be able to do this all on Android, but it would take more time and probably more maintenance.

Re: Is iOS7 jailbroken yet?

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Post by unfamiliar »

phaer wrote: post #5

Serious question: Why bother? Why is there such an interest in using a very closed system in a way the vendor does not support if there are (more) open alternatives? Is it because you are forced to use an iPhone by external factors, like your employer? Are there critical features missing from Android and all the others? Is it just your personal preference? I really don't mean to offend anyone, it's just that I percei…

Because I love 99% of the system, but the animations are too slow.

Re: Is iOS7 jailbroken yet?

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Post by 37prime »

foldor wrote: post #21
phaer wrote: post #5

Serious question: Why bother? Why is there such an interest in using a very closed system in a way the vendor does not support if there are (more) open alternatives? Is it because you are forced to use an iPhone by external factors, like your employer? Are there critical features missing from Android and all the others? Is it just your personal preference? I really don't mean to offend anyone, it's just that I percei…

I'm with you on this one. I value my ability to develop applications for my Android device free from worry about a future update taking that ability away from me. My applications never need to be on an app store, and I can share them with whomever I like, in any manner I like. Why would I buy into an ecosystem that then forces me to hope someone far smarter than I is able to break the security of that system for me?…

Exactly, Google will never add codes to Android KitKat that tells T-Mobile about unauthorized Tehtering.

/sarc

Re: Is iOS7 jailbroken yet?

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Post by unfamiliar »

landr0id wrote: post #19

Why can't people be patient? Jailbreaks exist for iOS 7. Be patient, and it will be released sometime soon. iH8sn0w gave an ETA of before 2014. They're carefully picking when to release. Don't rush things.

If one is in existence why not release now?

Re: Is iOS7 jailbroken yet?

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Post by erifneerg »

phaer wrote: post #5

Serious question: Why bother? Why is there such an interest in using a very closed system in a way the vendor does not support if there are (more) open alternatives? Is it because you are forced to use an iPhone by external factors, like your employer? Are there critical features missing from Android and all the others? Is it just your personal preference? I really don't mean to offend anyone, it's just that I percei…

The main reasons I stay on iOS

1) Vender lockdown & habits - I've been using an since the second iPod Touch (as a PDA). I'm not ready/eager to change "my workflow".

2) Accessibility - iOS (and the mac os) has had some the best (or at least easiest to setup) accessibility support. I'd be happy to be wrong about this but Androids documentation is either really lacking on these features or the features aren't there.

Re: Is iOS7 jailbroken yet?

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Post by comex »

phaer wrote: post #5

Serious question: Why bother? Why is there such an interest in using a very closed system in a way the vendor does not support if there are (more) open alternatives? Is it because you are forced to use an iPhone by external factors, like your employer? Are there critical features missing from Android and all the others? Is it just your personal preference? I really don't mean to offend anyone, it's just that I percei…

I had to switch from an iPhone to a Galaxy S4 for a trip recently. Though there were some upsides, I lost count of how many points of inferiority and annoyance I noted while using it. I'm more than a little biased, but if I can have both what I perceive as a far better phone and openness, I don't want to settle for one or the other.

Then again, I haven't used a jailbreak for anything significant in a long time, so for me, the openness is more in theory.

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