[Dalewyn]

>there's no good reason

There is: Not wanting to support end-user modified products.

Apple is never shorthanded on white knights, but more generally I can see why companies might opt to lock out customer modifications under practical pretexts.

[jsheard]

That's their prerogative but I'm not spending thousands of dollars to be treated like a child who can't operate a screwdriver.

Hell, I'm sure they could make it a tool-less operation if they wanted to.