It is actually not like that.
If you go and buy an iPhone, it is yours, as all of the other stuff you mentioned as example. But the software running on the phone is not yours, you just have the right to use it within the terms of the EULA.
If it would be truly yours, you could copy redistribute it without limitations.
Just because you bought a DVD does not give you the right to create artwork based on the content of the disk.
Well, as I said, where is the EULA agreement in the iPhone box? I just looked over my iPhone and iPod boxes again and only see one mention of an EULA on my 80GB 5.5G iPod box, and that is in reference to using iTunes.
There was no EULA in the box. There was no EULA presented to me before I made the purchase. When I opened it up and connected it to iTunes and went through the whole activation process, the only time I was presented with an EULA was for AT&T service.
Apple presented me with an EULA for my first iPhone update. But by then money had long since changed hands, service was already passed the point of termination free cancelation. If Apple tries to add an EULA to an already sold product well after it has been sold, they've got another thing coming if they think that will hold up in court. For any sort of contract to be valid, it has to be present prior to money changing hands. And for terms to be changed during the period of the contract, that sort of clause has to be present in the original contract or renegotiated afterwards, with an option to opt out of the contract penalty free. Thats why when cellphone companies raise text messaging rates or other little fees, you have floods of people ending their service ETF free.
As I said, if Apple wants EULA to actually be valid, they have to be presented prior to purchase and be in plain English (or a "plain version" of any language). Because, like I said, if I go buy Snow Leopard right now, I can't get to the EULA until the seal has been broken. By that point, NOBODY, not even Apple, will accept it for return based on the fact that you don't agree with the EULA. If I go buy a Mac right now and don't agree to the terms, I'm stuck with a very hefty restocking fee. Thats just not right. If Apple wants EULA to mean something, then it has to be presented prior to purchase, just like every other contract that has actually been held up in court.
And yes, I do own the DVD. I never said anything about creating work based off of the content on the disc. Everything I mentioned was fair personal use. I specifically mentioned it was not right for me to sell it as my own creation. But I am free to use it however I wish for personal use.
apple sell the iphone as it sell the macbook pro
hardware+software
every jailbreaker that coming where to complain that apple should let run 3 party software in the iphone, is so stupid as the idea itself , that will never happen.
if jailbreakers doesn´t like the way iphone is built or run .dont buy it , just move along to android or mobile 6.5.
i prefer that my iphone with some of restricions, that is much safer , and runs with less problems, i like it take way
if you bought your iphone and want to jailbreak ,fine ,but dont criticize the way apple is running their business.
like someone said in previous post if you cannot afford $0.99 or $2 in some app , you shouldn´t buy a iphone in first place.
No, whats stupid is to assume that people jailbreak just to pirate applications. Jailbreaking is all about customization and using the device how you want to use it.
If you want Apple to spoon feed you ideology on what you should or shouldn't do, then feel free to be fed. But there are obviously millions of people out there who want to use their iPhone that they purchased however they wish and Apple is in no place to tell them they can't.
Your MacBook Pro comparison fails anyway. Because I can go buy a MacBook Pro right now and wipe OS X off of it and use Windows or Linux or one of hundreds of other OSes.
I also want to add one more thing to the EULA nonsense.
If I'm just "licensing" software but own the hardware, then what right does Apple have to block me from installing my own software on the hardware I actually own? If I don't agree with the EULA for OS X (which is not presented pre-sale and is unreturnable after the seal has been broken), I can just install other software on my Mac. So why can't I do that with my iPhone? What gives Apple the right to tell me I can't do that with hardware I purchased?
