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iPhone is all the craze these days, with all blogs whizing about the latest and greatest and coolest features of the gadget that seems to be a revolution in itself. But there are reasons out there that make you NOT go for the iPhone. Always remember.. “all that glitters, is not gold… ”

So here we go:

1. iPhone completely blocks free software. Developers must pay a tax to Apple, who becomes the sole authority over what can and can’t be on everyone’s phones.
2. iPhone endorses and supports Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) technology.
3. iPhone exposes your whereabouts and provides ways for others to track you without your knowledge.
4. iPhone won’t play patent- and DRM-free formats like Ogg Vorbis and Theora.

Now, if you are a person who tries out free softwares on cellphones, the iphone is not for you. Apple asks for money foe Every software that you want, other than the ones that come with the iphone.

Digital rights management (DRM) is a generic term that refers to access control technologies used by hardware manufacturers, publishers and copyright holders to limit usage of digital media or devices. DRM overlaps with software copy protection to some extent, however the term “DRM” is usually applied to creative media (music, films, etc.) whereas the term “copy protection” tends to refer to copy protection mechanisms in computer software.

So basically, DRM technologies attempt to control use of digital media by preventing access, copying or conversion by end users to other formats, and atleast im against that. I move around with my media collection here and there, and pass it on to friends, and get some trom them.

The iPhone has a Location-Awareness software, that using the inbuilt gps system can tell you your approximate location at any moment. Lifehacker did a n article on uses of the  feature sometime back.And even though Location Aware devices can be a very usefull feature, BUT using any device or piece of software requires some level of trust that its manufacturer won’t completely screw you—too badly, anyway. Still, every time an iPhone app wants permission to use my current location, I would get creeped out and more often than not tap “Don’t Allow.”

Lastly, ive used an iphone for some time, and i truly liked it lookswise, and features wise aswell. It has a class of its own, and is a technological advancement by everymeans. But the above facts, combined with the fact that it Lacks HWR (Hand Writing Recognition) really pushes me not to buy an iphone.

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