Your Phone Is an Entire Computer

12 hours ago

Smartphones like the iPhone are capable of running desktop operating systems but are restricted by corporate policies.
Apple's MacBook Neo and iPhone 16 Pro share the same A18 Pro chip, highlighting the artificial separation between devices.
MacBook Neo allows unrestricted software downloads and OS choices, unlike iPhones which are locked to iOS and the App Store.
Apple's restrictions on iPhones are framed as 'user safety' but are primarily profit-driven.
The same hardware in iPhones and MacBooks could run multiple operating systems, proving the restrictions are artificial.
Advocacy for the right to root access and software freedom is part of the broader 'right to repair' movement.
Mobile devices are general computers in a handheld form factor, and their restrictions benefit corporations and governments, not users.
The author desires to run macOS on their iPhone, repurposing it as a web server, but is blocked by Apple's restrictions.

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