[lub]

> It's like saying I bought a petrol car but I should have a legal right to fill it up with Diesel or make it work with electricity. It's illogical. The packaging said petrol and so I knownlingly bought petrol.

Though it's not really uncommon to modify a car for autogas or electric. Often it's also possible to change the radio receiver to e.g. one with android car.

I kinda expect the same freedom to modify other products including smartphones.

[jhasse]

You're free to jailbreak your iPhone.

[dx034]

Jailbreaking uses vulnerabilities, there is no way to jailbreak a phone officially. Whereas Android allows sideloading apps officially.

[ghosty141]

There is also no official way to convert your car to diesel/electric...

[colonwqbang]

Of course there is. At least in my country, there is a formal legal procedure to get your car inspected and re-registered after any changes are made.

[donkeyd]

It voids warranty though, doesn't it?

[wizzwizz4]

But there's a procedure enabling you to do it. On iOS, there are procedures preventing you from doing it.

[wizzwizz4]

The car doesn't have cryptographic locks on its bonnet.

[bencollier49]

Unless it's a Tesla.

[wkearney99]

At least with a Tesla there's a healthy aftermarket using the motors and batteries for vehicle retrofits.

[pegasus]

But neither does the car manufacturer actively try to prevent you from doing so.

[wickedsickeune]

Jailbreaking voids my warranty, could be impossible, and disables a lot of features (OS security updates). It is unreasonable to compare this with another app store.

[dustinmoris]

Modding your car from petrol to Diesel also voids your warranty.

[hanselot]

It's not like car manufacturers go out of their way to update their new models with anti-conversion technology with each new release.

Unless the car is a piece of agricultural equipment, in which case, we can see exactly why walled ecosystems are bad.

[minerjoe]

That's a good point. Many farmers are as frustrated and stymied as many iphone users. Locked out of repairing a device that their livelihood depends apon.