Comments on: Microsoft may crack down on users that unlock Windows Phone 7

By: James Jennings

James Jennings — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:39:06 +0000

That’s why I love my Droid!

By: Peter Sunbird

Peter Sunbird — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:01:44 +0000

they should not blacklist people. It is your phone.

By: Jake Robbert

Jake Robbert — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:01:43 +0000

Wow, the sense of entitlement is mind blowing.
Try actually developing something, and watch it get pirated. Then talk about the greed of….. oh wait its not Microsoft. It’s the little guy. The small developer they are protecting.
Is 99c real too expensive for someone hard work?

By: Hated Newsome

Hated Newsome — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:01:39 +0000

Imagine that corporate greed why I’ve never hurd of such a thing …. It’s alright I’ll keep rolling with my galaxy tab and mytouch where the free enterprise of android runs free . F microsoft and apple and sadly the consumer will find out the hard way thats they are not a customer but a mere dollar all humanity is lost

By: Trip Affleck

Trip Affleck — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:01:34 +0000

well, there’s a unique marketing tactic; telling POTENTIAL customers to go get effed before they’ve even bought your product. brilliant.

By: James Jennings

James Jennings — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:01:33 +0000

That’s why I love my Droid!

By: Johny Doe

Johny Doe — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:46:43 +0000

If they try to crack down, they face a class action lawsuit. It is legal and within ones right to unlock there handset.

By: Johny Doe

Johny Doe — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:43:07 +0000

Could not of said it better my self.

By: Johny Doe

Johny Doe — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:42:14 +0000

You do know that rooting, or jailbreaking your phone is totally legal.

Here is the break down of exemptions to the DMCA that include:
*allow the unlocking of mobile phones to change carriers.
*allow the cracking of video game digital rights management controls to probe security flaws.
*allow the breaking of DVD encryption by professors, students and documentary makers so the clips can be used for education and commentary.
*allow the blind to circumvent locks on e-books to enable read-aloud features.
*allow the bypassing of broken or irreplaceable dongles.

By: Name

Name — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:51:10 +0000

Should have started with cracking down on people using pirated versions of window 3.x, by now the pirating and jailbreaking is completely out of control

By: Android fanboy

Android fanboy — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 02:05:11 +0000

I agree with JayJay ... This is yet another reason that Windows 7 on mobile will be an epic fail. Hackers jailbreaking/unlocking iPhones is what made Apple quickly reverse course and open up the platform.

Unlocking or "rooting" an Android device has not slowed down adoption amongst developers and has not led to "piracy heaven".

Anyone who is serious about developing a large audience for their Windows 7 app will still have to go through official channels as most owners of Windows 7 devices will not have the technical skills to jailbreak/unlock it in the first place.

This is clearly a tool for the technically advanced to try and push the phone to its limits.

Did Microsuck learn nothing from the Kinects hacks?

No wonder their stock is in the toilet and Bing is a laugh fest ... the ONLY thing keeping that company afloat at this point is their legacy software of PC OS and Office Suite along with the Xbox.

First Bill retired, then Ozzy left...heck even Ballmer sold a chunk of stock because he knows he should get while the getting is good!

By: JayJay

JayJay — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 01:48:27 +0000

Who cares? Android rules!

By: ore masta

ore masta — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:15:38 +0000

pic of steve jobs and bill gates O.o?