re: #39 silverdolphin

Problem as I read it was that the developer had to hack into Apple servers using an iOS device, often using jailbroken iPhones, in order to get the messaging to work. And then it was going to charge its own customers to have access to what is a free service (They changed when Apple complained).That is, it used Apple’s servers in a way that lowered the security for Apple’s own customers. And piggybacked on Apple technology without compensation. So of the DOJ wants to make that case, there are a lot of unintended consequences.

It will be interesting.

What if Ford did something to their cars that required you to go into the dealership to get it fixed, and then someone figured out how to get around it, but it required adding a module to get around the protection, and then Ford applied a patch that broke that? Should Ford be allowed to have the original feature made so that they force people to go to the dealership to fix it?