Because one is a phone and the other is a computer? Or maybe because people want the two devices to be treated differently? Why would they be the same? I can’t install whatever I want on my Sony TV or my car. Why does an iPhone specifically have to do this?
Smartphones are much more advanced computing devices than televisions or cars, to the point that they are a government-subsidized good for low-income citizens that was only recently ended by Ajit Pai (the Lifeline program). Perhaps modern basic necessities shouldn't be locked?
Also, as others in this thread have pointed out, there's nothing saying that game consoles should be special and should be subject to digital locks. By the same token, perhaps there should be nothing preventing smart TVs and cars from being locked as well.
