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IPhone 3G Jailbreak Released, Paves Way For Open Source Apps
PainMeds writes "iPhone Atlas is reporting that the first jailbreak for the iPhone 3G has been released, and includes the popular Cydia community installer for distributing free games and applications. Since Apple's SDK was released, web sites have criticized Apple for the restrictions placed on both what developers could write and what APIs they were allowed to use. Others have noted the SDK's incompatibility with the GPL. The Cydia installer has provided a distribution channel for both open source software and software that would otherwise be impossible to build using the restricted SDK. A few applications are already out, including MobileTerminal and NES.app, a Nintendo game console emulator. In just over a week, open development is finally here for the iPhone 3G!"
If Apple sends down an update that bricks your jailbroke phone there is absolutely nothing you can do about it. You can't return it for a refund.. you can't send it in for warranty repair, etc. It's just short sighted hipster stupidity.
How we know is more important than what we know.
This is a stupid idea. If you don't like the apps you can get from the Apple store, then don't buy an iPhone. There are roughly 42 million apps available, and a lot of them are free. If you cant find what you want there, well then i say too bad for you. The whole thing is a closed system between the phone, iTunes and the iTunes store and if you don't like that, then that's your right. But don't buy it then complain you have to break it to get what *you* want, then complain again when Apple releases updates that brick your phone.
1. You're an idiot for making a car analogy.
2. Your analogy blows (big surprise).
3. Cars are perfect example of what happens if people just refuse to buy sealed units.
How we know is more important than what we know.
Do people *really* want crapware on their beautiful iPhones, for which they paid quite a bit of money, or do they want software that works? I'm just saying it's not the Macintosh way, but then again,the iPhone is not a Mac.
Beauty is in the beholder of the eye.