The Balkan Yankee

I got my first mac when I was 10 years old. It was a Mac Classic. Since then I’ve owned at least half a dozen mac computers as well as several iPods.
When I first heard rumors about the iPhone, I was really excited. I remember having conversations with people about how cool it was going to be. Particularly, assuming at the time that you would most likely sell the iPhone unlocked via your stores and online. The really exciting thing was the potential you had to revolutionize the mobile industry for consumers in the USA, by giving US consumers the same power as European consumers to own their hardware independent of providers demanding lengthy contracts.
Well, that didn’t happen. You signed an exclusive deal with AT&T which apparently includes a portion of their revenue going to you guys for the privilege of getting to sell your phone. Sure, you have the clout and you pulled it off. Sounds great for the shareholders…
So, maybe I could forgive you for that, but why oh why can’t I run 3rd party applications on it? Why do you threaten to void my warranty if I attempt to do it? I’m a 21st century consumer in an open source world. I want to decide what software I use, and I want the flexibility to change and customize it as quickly as possible. I won’t buy an iPhone when you release them in Europe because I’m holding out to see if Google beats you to the punch and releases the kind of phone I really want. Then, just maybe, the next notebook I buy will be running Linux as well.

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