Apple curbs jailbreaking with iBoot update

User Comments: 5

1. October 14, 2009 5:38 PM
   TorturedChaos, TechSpot Chancellor, said:

   LOL! I commented earlier on the article about "Apple working on FM radio for iPhone/iPod touch" :

   TorturedChaos said:

   well i guess if all the hardware is there to enable these nice features and apple keeps them disabled or not releasing the apps to run them I see more and more jailbreaking of the iPhone in the future.

   I think Apple is way to anal about their control of their hardware. Once I have bought the hardware, I feel I should be able to do anything I want with it.

   With how restrictive they are on their apps, and how long it takes to roll out apps to run hardware that is already in the iPhone, they are asking for people to jailbreak the iPhones and run 'non-apple approved apps'.

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2. October 14, 2009 6:07 PM
   

   Relic, TechSpot Chancellor, said:

   Rented hardware with no control is how I feel sometimes with companies like Apple .

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3. October 14, 2009 6:28 PM
   Guest said:

   Ha what a joke... George Hotz has already released instructions on how to jailbreak the iPhone with the new version if iBoot. hahahaha

   http://www.cultofmac.com/how-to-jailbreak-your-iphoneipod-to
   ch-using-blackra1n/18594

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4. October 14, 2009 7:06 PM
   Guest said:

   They're never gonna be able to stop it, the ability to jailbreak is one of the reasons why they're selling so well.

   I'm running Jailbroken 3.12 on my 3GS, life is good ! )

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5. October 15, 2009 1:20 AM
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   Julio Franco, TechSpot Editor, said:

   the ability to jailbreak is one of the reasons why they're selling so well.

   Oh, absolutely. Not for the app hacks but for the ISP freedom you get. I won't quote a figure but I imagine a significant share of iPhone users (in the US, for example) are not using it in AT&T.

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