2010/1/28 Daniel Morris <daniel.mor...@bbc.co.uk>:
>
> > Sorry, I didn't realise we were back in the 1970s where the software that
> > runs on the iPhone can be called an operating system.
>
> Am I missing something - how is it not an OS? :)

Apple actively oppose you installing whatever you want to, and running
applications in the background, on the iPhone and now on the iPad.

These are features of any respectable operating system since the 70s.

If you own your computer, it ought to be under your control. Apple
computers are not. The ultimate answer is 100% free software.
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