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U.S. Government to Explicitly Allow iPhone Jailbreaking
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Wait... this is the same government that doesn't allow you to circumvent digital copyright protection schema under 17 USC 12 (a.k.a. DMCA)?
So jailbreaking Apple's stuff is ok. Jailbreaking the recording and motion picture industry's stuff not ok.
Got it. Clear as mud.
P.S. I'm not endorsing piracy. I'm against piracy. I just find the contradiction a bit baffling.
So jailbreaking Apple's stuff is ok. Jailbreaking the recording and motion picture industry's stuff not ok.
Got it. Clear as mud.
P.S. I'm not endorsing piracy. I'm against piracy. I just find the contradiction a bit baffling.
Say hello to viruses and malware.
Thanks Government. I will keep my money, I will keep my un-jailbroken phone, you can keep the change.
Thanks Government. I will keep my money, I will keep my un-jailbroken phone, you can keep the change.
This is awesome news, I always thought you should have the option to install whatever you wanted on an item you purchased.
Even if the government allow it, jailbreaking will still void the warranty. correct? Or will this require Apple to honor the warranty even if the phone is jailbroken?
Does this really change anything?
I wasn't aware that jailbreaking was illegal anyway. It seems like this law just clarifies that. The fact that it's legal to jailbreak your phone does not imply that Apple can't void your warranty if you do so. I can also legally smash my car with a sledgehammer, or pour sugar in my gas tank, but that doesn't mean Subaru can't void my warranty if I do so.
I wasn't aware that jailbreaking was illegal anyway. It seems like this law just clarifies that. The fact that it's legal to jailbreak your phone does not imply that Apple can't void your warranty if you do so. I can also legally smash my car with a sledgehammer, or pour sugar in my gas tank, but that doesn't mean Subaru can't void my warranty if I do so.
US Govt breaks free from capitalism
and creates a new rule to protect it's citizen!
that is new !
Apple and ATT do the damn right thing!.
it is so painful for last three years ...
and creates a new rule to protect it's citizen!
that is new !
Apple and ATT do the damn right thing!.
it is so painful for last three years ...
Good news To bad the U.S government can't force Jobs to admit that the iP4 has a flawed antenna design.
To bad the U.S government can't force Jobs to admit that the iP4 has a flawed antenna design.Dude... in your signature you have that Androids are the Mathew of smartphones... i cant help but laugh out loud to that but explain to me why i mean its funny but i dont even know why im laughing at it lol.
Makes good sense. This SHOULD be legal. I wouldn’t do it (not worth the hassle—especially come OS update time) except on an old unit I didn’t care about. But it’s a fun hobby activity and I’m on board! I hacked my old clickwheel iPod, just for the heck of it.
I don’t like when jailbreakers expect Apple and app developers to do extra work to SUPPORT them, and I wouldn’t want to see the law demand that of Apple or developers. That would hamper Apple’s ability to innovate with the OS. And it drives developers crazy when jailbreakers give an app bad reviews due to crashes or failures that only occur when jailbroken. I hope to release my game some day, and I won’t be responsible for testing and debugging on these modified platforms. Stuff will run or it won’t.
If you do a change to your device that is permanent, then of course Apple won’t support you, but as long as you revert back to original state, Apple wouldn’t even know so it wouldn’t be a factor. Jailbreaking might prevent you getting support with software issues like crashing, but if the radio dies or something, that should still be covered. Just like if you change the hard drive in your user-serviceable Mac. Break something and you’re out of luck! But it doesn’t stop you from being covered under warranty for problems that are not related to what you changed.
I don’t like when jailbreakers expect Apple and app developers to do extra work to SUPPORT them, and I wouldn’t want to see the law demand that of Apple or developers. That would hamper Apple’s ability to innovate with the OS. And it drives developers crazy when jailbreakers give an app bad reviews due to crashes or failures that only occur when jailbroken. I hope to release my game some day, and I won’t be responsible for testing and debugging on these modified platforms. Stuff will run or it won’t.
If you do a change to your device that is permanent, then of course Apple won’t support you, but as long as you revert back to original state, Apple wouldn’t even know so it wouldn’t be a factor. Jailbreaking might prevent you getting support with software issues like crashing, but if the radio dies or something, that should still be covered. Just like if you change the hard drive in your user-serviceable Mac. Break something and you’re out of luck! But it doesn’t stop you from being covered under warranty for problems that are not related to what you changed.
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Now the dev team can setup legitimate shop in some downtown office building (though I know many of them are remote). I expect a press conference from Musclenerd on CNN around 10:00 today. Wonder if they'll take on investors.
Now the dev team can setup legitimate shop in some downtown office building (though I know many of them are remote). I expect a press conference from Musclenerd on CNN around 10:00 today
. Wonder if they'll take on investors.
;-(
My argument is the same. Apple doesn't do anything it shouldn't to stop jailbreaking. If people want to customize their purchases with non-vetted SW, they can. Apple shouldn't support it, nor should they be required to allow it.
Having the Gov't move in is like having the the Gov't tell Ford and Honda to allow people to put GM motors in their cars (or more appropriate... put GM engine control SW into their onboard computers) and require them honor the warranty, and if any model upgrades come out, make sure they test for all the potential permutations.
Not good. There is nothing a smartphone does (other than make a wireless call, or use wireless networking protocols) that the gov't should be involved with at the consumer level.
Viruses and malware already exist for jailbroken iphones; that's nothing new. But the rest of your post was oh so clever.
Where did you learn of this "being forced to honor the warranty" clause-- or anything remotely close to it? I'm interested to read more.
Time for n00bs to jailbreak
Wow. If it doesn't break warranties anymore this is going to be an interesting jailbreak this time. iPhone 4 is going to get jailbroken by far more n00b people especially with how easy Spirit is to run.
Wow. If it doesn't break warranties anymore this is going to be an interesting jailbreak this time. iPhone 4 is going to get jailbroken by far more n00b people especially with how easy Spirit is to run.
I assume to everyone. It technically already was legal in Canada to unlock your phones and I think all phones had to be unlockable. This means Apple can't deny our phones if they find it was jailbroken at one point or another! (Hopefully)
Well.... They can levy fines against Apple for violations of law for starters. If the U.S. Government is really going to back this up, it would be very unwise for Apple to refuse to obey.
Jailbreaking doesn't have to have anything to do with piracy or copyright protection. This legalisation is so that people can run code from other sources. If I had an iPad then chances are I would jailbreak it. Not to run pirate copies of software but to run apps that aren't allowed in the App Store - specifically ScummVM.
The fact that you are associating Jailbreaking as piracy is even more baffling. Get your head out of the sand and realize that not everyone jailbreaks to pirate apps. As a developer, I want more control over settings on my phone. I know too well how much time it takes to develop anything decent to download paid apps for free.