SO the final answer to your question is:
Maybe not but you are totally unable to bring factual / objective and valid arguments which is not giving you credibility.
I'm not beign ignorant to your reasons, your reasons are totally irrationnal and unfactual....
Jailbreaking benefits are facts
- Possibility to install third party apps
- Total control over your device
- ETC ETC
I am bringing my personal opinion to the table, I could argue both for and against, right now I haven't jailbroken so these are my reasons. This thread is asking for REASONS why people don't jailbreak.
When a person decides to do something, they often rely on opinion over facts - in this case to JB. Opinion will take into the facts they know, and any previous experiences.
On the face of it their PRIOR knowledge puts them off because of all the reasons I stated. Obviously a community such as MR will have researched the facts rather than relying solely on opinion.
The facts DO show that it there is hardly any disadvantage of jailbreaking. However my OPINION (and at the end of the day that's what I will always make my decisions on), says that I shouldn't JB.
Right that should of cleared up the confusion of FACTS v OPINION...
- Jailbreaking does not make your device any slower?
I agree that jailbreaking does not make the device any slower, however the things you do AFTER jailbreaking can make your device slower and unstable. Let's face it why jailbreak, when the only add ons you want will make your device slower (Substrate).
- Jailbreaking only takes 10 seconds?
Then you have to add the add ons that you want, then read round for guides on how to get certain add ons / apps to work. Which takes time.
People who have never jailbroken would probably not be bothered with this, but ex-JBers may not want to go through the hassle again. - this is an opinion, my opinion but it's part of the fact that says "people think that it takes too long."
- Warranty is intact?
I have sent back two devices which were previously jailbroken and both got replaced. However the general assumption of the public is that it does void warranty, (just look at the amount of threads that say "Does it void warranty?").
Here's a scenario: Your devices breaks when on holiday, you have no access to a computer to restore, and you need it for the remaining holiday, would you just walk to an apple store with a JB device? (I know there are story's that this is fine - but simply for piece of mind).
- Battery life is not reduced?
Are you seriously asking for facts that battery life is reduced? The simple fact that more processes are getting processed via the device (substrate), means that more battery will be consumed. Again this is my opinion, if this were not true - where would I get this view from?
- A device that is JB is just as likely as a non-JB device to crash?
This again is to what you download on your device, but of course why jailbreak if your not going to download things for it? In my personal experience my phone which is roughly 4 months old has never crashed / gone in safety mode. Whereas my previous device which was jailbroken would often go into safety mode, would get stuck in loops when trying to jailbreak.
- Ignorant people like simplicity?
Fact? or just your opinion? where are you getting this from?
Simplicity is not just for ignorant people, my grandparents would pay more for something which is simpler to use, not because they are ignorant, but because they can't cope with using a more complicated device.
To sum this all up, people rationalize whether they should JB or they should not JB. Each person has their own opinion, and it can change - I'm proof of this (if your going to ask for evidence).
Remember this thread is asking why people don't jailbreak, not what are the disadvantages of jailbreaking.
