Comment by umanwizard

1 month ago

iPhones have a locked bootloader; it is impossible to run an OS not signed by Apple unless you find an exploit.

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b_e_n_t_o_n  1 month ago

So what? Should security features be illegal so people can more easily run their own OS's on phones?

  • const_cast  1 month ago

    Yes?

    A car that can only drive itself at 10 MPH by a software lock is certainly safer.

    But that's stupid and that should be illegal.

    Also, the horse is driving the carriage here. Why do you think Apple is just de facto more secure?

    That's just pure blind faith. You have zero evidence for that and you couldn't find evidence if your life depended on it. The entire device is closed-source.

    Youre just blindly trusting Apple not to pwn you.

    • b_e_n_t_o_n  1 month ago

      We trust a lot of organizations to not do illegal things to us. It's not really any different with Apple. You're trusting that the computer you're using to post your comment doesn't have a hardware back door in it. Except I'd argue that the incentives for Apple to do this are less than they would be for other companies. Not blind faith.

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  • umanwizard  1 month ago

    Well no. I agree with your overall point in that I don’t really think vendors should be forced to allow you to install whatever software you want. I’m just pointing out that the way you described the current situation is inaccurate.