Comments on: iPhone Firmware 2.0 thought http://johnbiehler.com/2008/06/28/iphone-firmware-20-thought/ Technology, photography and anything else I find interesting Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:42:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: inaequitas http://johnbiehler.com/2008/06/28/iphone-firmware-20-thought/#comment-10382 inaequitas Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:56:22 +0000 http://johnbiehler.com/?p=369#comment-10382 While Apple may improve the security of the firmware before release, so far Zibri has been hacking every beta within hours of release. http://status.ziphone.org/ Since for iPhone 3G the focus seem to be on in-store activation (though the custom iTunes version that Rogers will be using has been leaked and is available on the tubes) I think Apple won't go too crazy on making the software lock much different. If you are locked in a contract (with those outrageous cancellation fees) then Apple's held their part of the bargain with the carrier. I just hope there will not be issues with the AppStore and FairPlayed applications on a jailbroken phone. While Apple may improve the security of the firmware before release, so far Zibri has been hacking every beta within hours of release.

http://status.ziphone.org/

Since for iPhone 3G the focus seem to be on in-store activation (though the custom iTunes version that Rogers will be using has been leaked and is available on the tubes) I think Apple won’t go too crazy on making the software lock much different. If you are locked in a contract (with those outrageous cancellation fees) then Apple’s held their part of the bargain with the carrier.

I just hope there will not be issues with the AppStore and FairPlayed applications on a jailbroken phone.

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