[citation][nom]SecksPanther[/nom]Tindytim, you should be a journalist. Nice work presenting only the information that supports your point and deliberately overlooking that which refutes it.rein–noun 1. Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit. 2. any of certain other straps or thongs forming part of a harness, as a checkrein. 3. any means of curbing, controlling, or directing; check; restraint. 4. reins, the controlling or directing power: the reins of government. I believe this is what the author intended to use.As for jailbreaking, you could support Apple's lockdown on the device if it's to keep malicious software off of their carrier's cell network, but it's easy to understand why consumers feel they should be in complete control of the device they purchased.[/citation]
I think since the advent of the iPhone or any other communication device it goes without saying no one wants malicious software on there network. I don't think Tindytim is overlooking what needn't be mentioned nor is the story opinion oriented, but merely reflects as Tindytim mentions, but from the looks of the patent illustration, even Apple attorneys want a little freedom.