The whole of iPhone jailbreaking community erupted with applause when EFF announced that iPhone (iPod Touch & iPad) jailbreaking and unlocking is legal.
However, that doesn’t mean Apple is going to sit down and take this easily.
In a phone call to fellow tech site, Cult of Mac, Apple’s spokesperson said
Apple’s goal has always been to insure that our customers have a great experience with their iPhone and we know that jailbreaking can severely degrade the experience. As we’ve said before, the vast majority of customers do not jailbreak their iPhones as this can violate the warranty and can cause the iPhone to become unstable and not work reliably.
Apple has partly customer’s interest in their heart. I don’t know about the other possibly-sinister part. But, atleast they want you to stay safe with App Store-approved apps only. Jailbreaking lets you install software that may or may not be malicious.
However, most jailbreakers are wary of that and usually rely upon tech sites like ourselves for recommendation on good jailbreak apps.
Jailbreaking gives you more choices with your iDevice and if used ,careful like anything that is connected to the Internet, can be a boon to the consumer. In fact, there is almost 10 million jailbroken iPhones already out there and the number is going to swell when the iPhone 4 jailbreak surfaces soon.
However, as Apple has warned it can also void your iPhone warranty. If jailbreaking is important to you, you could consider alternatives like SquareTrade warranty that covers jailbroken iPhones.
What is your take on this?
{ via Cult of Mac }
