{"id":754,"date":"2008-07-11T00:44:42","date_gmt":"2008-07-11T05:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/index.php\/avoid-the-iphone-3g\/"},"modified":"2008-07-11T00:44:42","modified_gmt":"2008-07-11T05:44:42","slug":"avoid-the-iphone-3g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/avoid-the-iphone-3g\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid the iPhone 3G"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>The 5 real reasons to avoid iPhone 3G<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>iPhone completely blocks free software. Developers must pay a tax to Apple, who becomes the sole authority over what can and can&#8217;t be on everyone&#8217;s phones.<\/li>\n<li>iPhone endorses and supports Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) technology.<\/li>\n<li>iPhone exposes your whereabouts and provides ways for others to track you without your knowledge.<\/li>\n<li>iPhone won&#8217;t play patent- and DRM-free formats like Ogg Vorbis and Theora.<\/li>\n<li>iPhone is not the only option. There are better alternatives on the horizon that respect your freedom, don&#8217;t spy on you, play free media formats, and let you use free software &#8212; like the FreeRunner (<http:\/\/www.openmoko.com>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We can trade our freedom and our money to get something flashy on the surface, or we can spend a little more money, keep our freedom, and support a better kind of business. If we want businesses to be ethical, we have to reward the ones that are. By not enriching companies that want to take away our freedom and by rewarding those that respect us, we will be helping to bring about a better future.<\/p>\n<p>In solidarity,<\/p>\n<p>John, Josh, Matt, and Peter<\/p>\n<p>(from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.defectivebydesign.org\/\">Defective By Design<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 5 real reasons to avoid iPhone 3G iPhone completely blocks free software. 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