The form factor is irrelevant: an iPad, a macbook, a tivo, a smart fridge, a raspberry Pi - they're all Turing-complete systems that can (in principle) execute any arbitrary code that can be compiled for that architecture.
It has nothing to do with ripping out engines or tearing anything apart. If Apple didn't deliberately prevent you from installing unsigned software or operating systems, you'd be able to do that.
A much better analogy would be the engine governor installed by manufacturers to prevent a car from going as fast as the hardware otherwise could.
It has nothing to do with ripping out engines or tearing anything apart. If Apple didn't deliberately prevent you from installing unsigned software or operating systems, you'd be able to do that.
A much better analogy would be the engine governor installed by manufacturers to prevent a car from going as fast as the hardware otherwise could.