Why is this silly or immature? I mean, sure it's a ploy for attention on the issue, but a protest is not immature or silly. Can it be funny, amusing? Sure. Childish? I think that's a stretch. This is an important point that has long been criticized of Apple, a closed garden is not a benefit to consumers. Sure, the quality issue will always be there, but the outcry & reparation of that should come from the consumers, not the other way around. I'm not saying Apple shouldn't have the ability to remove certain apps, but it certainly shouldn't have the ability to pick & choose. Plain and simple Apple is becoming increasingly anti-competitive.
Breaking something expensive when you don't get your way is the act of a petulant child.
Detailed discussion of Apple policy is welcome, giving attention to the noise of 'fuck Apple' and shattered iPhones is not.
The App Store is a store. Breaking things because your sense of entitlement doesn't allow a retailer to pick what they sell is not something I, and (I believe) the majority of HN viewers want to see.
I think you're missing the point, that they didn't break it for free, like a child smashing their gameboy for example. The broke it explicitly for a trade & too protest. This has little to do with entitlement.