Rob Beschizza
Gear

Wozniak Sides With iPhone Hackers

In an interview with Laptop Magazine, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak extols Leopard’s myriad virtues, delivers the smackdown on Linux’s chances as a serious consumer OS, and, yes, says the iPhone should be more open to le hackage. "I think it could be more like a computer. It should be open like a computer. Anyone should […]

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In an interview with Laptop Magazine, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak extols Leopard's myriad virtues, delivers the smackdown on Linux's chances as a serious consumer OS, and, yes, says the iPhone should be more open to le hackage.

"I think it could be more like a computer. It should be open like a computer. Anyone should be able to develop their own games and programs on it. And keep the phone and the phone services off guard so it's protected."

While Apple owns the fruit of its labors, he said, he's "really for the unlockers, the rebels trying to make it free." In short, his position seems to be that he's O.K. with carrier locks, because that's the necessary burden of turning a profit in this industry, but not O.K. with the platform being closed to open third-party development.

Interview [Laptop]