Cheese With Your Whine?

Entitlement. The belief that one is deserving of certain privileges.

The new fashion in the iPhone blogging world is to complain about Apple's latest software update for the iPhone. Gizmodo and Leo LaPorte have both written articles complaining. People want to install their own software on the phone. They want to use it with whatever mobile network they want. They bought the phone, it's their property to do whatever they want with it. Here's the thing, no one can stop owners doing whatever they want with the phone after they purchase it. Not even Apple. Apple is not coming into their home, seizing their iPhone, and updating it. It is the iPhone owner who chooses to connect the iPhone to Apple's servers. They know exactly what they are doing. They don't even have to update the phone to use it with iTunes.

If someone purchased an iPhone thinking that the phone is not worth it as is but will improve in the future, well, that person was counting their chickens before they hatched.

If you want to purchase the iPhone and do whatever you want with it, you can. Just stay away from Apple. Don't update the software. Don't ask Apple to do anything for you. What makes you think you are entitled to Apple's help? When you are purchasing the iPhone, you are not paying for Apple's assistance in helping you do whatever you want to with the phone. If you want to improve the iPhone, do it yourself. You even have a hacker community to help you.