Number 1 company in the world so I'm guessing it really doesn't matter to them. At the end of the day they rake in the cash and people line up for there devices.
I'm not supporting them in the sense that the day I can no longer get my iPhone jailbroken it's time to find another phone. However from there prospective they are winning.
Oh, absolutely, Im right there with you. The question is whether we (and by we I mean our elected representatives) should continue to permit this sort of anti-competitive behavior
by any company at all.
I feel that when a trusted computing model is used, meaning only programs from a trusted source can be run on a given device, then any change of ownership (ie. the sale of a product) must also transfer to the new owner the ability to allocate trust for that specific device.
In other words, when you buy a device, you should get the power to decide what apps run on it. And Id like to see the force of law behind that, as a consumer-protection measure to preserve the doctrine of first sale.
iPhone 4S took a long time, just wait patiently.
In my eyes, upgrading from the 4S to the 5 and no jailbreak, wasn't worth it.
Indeed, Ive had a 4S since it came out, and I am sticking with iOS 5 until 6 is jailbroken. There are a lot of features, apps, and functionality I use that are not available through the official app store, and for me these far outweigh the small number of iOS 6 features and exclusive apps that Im missing out on.
The one feature I would like is the new panorama mode, but for now Photosynth is more than sufficient. And the one iOS 6-only app Id like to try is HDR³, but Im content with HDR Fusion, True HDR, and Pro HDR.