iPhone - Thick... as a brick

Apple is NOT deliberately "bricking" iPhones. There. I've said it. And here is why ~

1. Apple warned everyone that updates could cause problems on hacked phones. What else do you need to know?
2. The updates are necessary additions to a wonderful / beautiful / really cool piece of UNFINISHED software. Does no one remember how Leopard got stalled because all the designers were taken off to get iPhone ready in time? Well, it still wasn't enough to get the iPhone right the first time. But then again, what piece of software is? It is still a better interface than any other phone I have ever had.
3. Apple is adamant about keeping anything they create stable. This is just not possible if everyone and their mother can add whatever hack they want. There just isn't any control. You can like it, hate it, or be indifferent about it, but that is just the way it is.
Here is a quote from Jobs himself:

“You don’t want your phone to be like a PC. The last thing you want is to have loaded three apps on your phone and then you go to make a call and it doesn’t work anymore."

Gee… what a thought… have a product that doesn't die on you. Guess it isn't a PC after all!
On a Yahoo Finance page from September 24:

"Apple has discovered that many of the unauthorized iPhone unlocking programs available on the Internet cause irreparable damage to the iPhone's software"

4. Last time I checked, if I work on my car and damage it with third party parts, it isn't the responsibility of the automobile maker… it's mine. Why should a phone be any different? If you want to hack… go for it! But YOU are responsible. DEAL.

You may agree with this assessment or not, or even have absolutely no opinion whatsoever, but I would like to hear from those that are far more in the know than I, specifically those that use hacks, those that are far more technically savvy than I, and anyone else that owns and iPhone and is interested in the subject.