Connected devices and your rights as an owner - the Apple slowdown issue that has arisen got me a wondering what rights we should have as owners of connected devices. Should not any manufacturer of a connected device have to advise the device's owner of all changes that may affect their device and then give that owner the option not to allow a software/firmware change if that owner deems such a change is not in their best interest.
The Apple slowdown thing is interesting and I do not necessarily believe that this is an Apple only thing but then again, Apple does have a monopoly on their devices. Never the less, I think the correct thing is to give device owners a choice but maybe we really do not own our connected devices - yes, we may own the hardware but we do not own the operating system or have control of that operating system interacts with our hardware.