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Re: Apple Tweaks iPhone 3GS to Lock Out Jailbreakers
Posted by: Richard Adhikari 2009-10-14 20:45:38

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Apple has begun shipping new units of the iPhone 3GS that reportedly cannot be jailbroken using common methods. These new units have a new boot ROM that apparently can't be touched by the exploit, 24kpwn, from the iPhone Dev Team. The news comes just days after jailbreaking icon George Hotz released his blackra1n jailbreak. A so-called jailbroken iPhone has had its software unlocked and modified so that it can run third-party applications not approved by Apple. Apple has been fighting jailbreaking for years.

Apple-just as controlling as Microsoft, maybe worse
Posted by: bosco1 2009-10-14 20:53:29 In reply to: Richard Adhikari

Apple has done some wonderful things. But there's no question the EFF has it right: they have no more right to try to criminalize working with your iphone than Toyota has criminalizing the purchase of 3rd party parts.
They are arrogant - remember all the years when Apple exploited its own small base by charging really outrageous prices for hardware. I left them then - on principle if nothing else.
What we need is more work on Hackintosh, in the same spirit.