Does it normally take this long...

[Applejuiced]

It's summer and they aren't in school is my guess for the reason.

That's explains it
Another month left.

 

[Apple-NoEscape]

The obvious answer to this question is yes.

Whether it's because it becomes harder to jb, Apple starts spitting out new versions faster or a combination, yes, a new version of the OS could come out before the last one has been jailbroken.



I've wondered how many people Apple devotes to doing this because what business benefit is in it for them. If they can close a hole as part of doing other development, they probably do, but why would they expend development dollars for this? Will they claim they are closing holes for PR reasons? Yes. Will they actually devote resources? Who knows.

I've figured Steve is the kind of person to hire people just to try and fix these security holes if his perfectionist status is to be believed. Then again it would be a waste of time plus money and Steve would have to admit there are problems with his product to attempt to fix it

 

[dhlizard]

I've figured Steve is the kind of person to hire people just to try and fix these security holes if his perfectionist status is to be believed. Then again it would be a waste of time plus money and Steve would have to admit there are problems with his product to attempt to fix it

As long as there is code, there will be exploits.
Apple has a dismal record of finding exploits before the jailbreak community shows them to him.

 

[mlts22]

It can be done though... Look at the PS3 which has lasted for this long without a single effective attack on it. I'm just hoping Apple's devices don't end up that locked down.

 

[spencers]

I've figured Steve is the kind of person to hire people just to try and fix these security holes if his perfectionist status is to be believed. Then again it would be a waste of time plus money and Steve would have to admit there are problems with his product to attempt to fix it

It's not really an issue about perfection (though it could be). It's more along the lines of preserving the App Store. We all know there is an easy method of pirating apps out there. The repercussions analogous to pirating music... Developers losing out on money, Apple losing out on money... It's not easy to make apps. It's not easy running a huge App store. Someone's gotta foot the server bill.