Was There Justifications For iPhone Application Hacking?

Posted on 07 March 2010

Apple believes it is justified in demanding that the Copyright Office make it illegal for anyone to do an iPhone unlock so they can download whatever applications they want. The hackers themselves, on the other hand, point to what they see as Apple’s monopolistic attitudes and actions as justification for what they do. Since they purchased the phone and it is now their property, they believe nobody, not even the original manufacturer, should be able to deny them the right to download any iPhone application they want to use, whether it’s Apple-approved or not.

But there are other rationales for iPhone hacks as well, or for what is known as “jailbreaking.” The writer of the www.hackthatphone.com blog believes that Apple is not that interested in what its phone users want, and that the company doesn’t even care if the programs they want to use are safe on their phones or not. According to this writer, Apple wants to keep every iPhone app under its thumb to preserve its own business model, and for no other reason. Yet the writer claims to have seen even Apple employees using hacked iPhones because they don’t want to be so restricted.

People who want to download an iPhone application elsewhere than Apple’s online store have another resource in a store at www.cydia.com. It’s run by Jay Freeman, with many developers contributing apps, and they generally believe that the iPhone should have the status of any other computer. This means that people should be able to place whatever programs they want on it, including iPhone software that Apple hasn’t approved. No other type of computer maker dictates what software can be run when someone has purchased one of their computers.

The way Apple and its American carrier, AT&T work together is another reason cited by people who do not confine their iPhone application downloading to the official store. Many rejected apps appear to have been rejected by Apple simply because they might curtail AT&T’s controls or, more significantly, profits. As a result, many people are quite prepared to unlock iPhone technology to prevent themselves from being so restricted for what appears to be reasons that have little to do with the safety of the phones or the convenience of Apple’s customers. With complaints about the company’s choices and practices growing for these and other reasons, it’s probable that hacking of the iPhone is unlikely to stop, whatever the ultimate legal decision might be.

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