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iPad Jailbroken
A day after the release of Apple's tablet computer, a hacker claims to have gained root access to the iPad. "A well-known hacker of the iPhone, who previously defeated Apple's restrictions on developers, has claimed in a video to have hacked the iPad. Just a day after release, the hacker, who goes by 'MuscleNerd' online, said that he has gained root access to the iPad..."
iPad is supposed to be a computer/tablet pc. That's completely different from a MP3 player or a game console - where publishers demand that it's a closed architecture, and where the price of hardware is subsidized by selling games. Neither one is true for iPad.
There is no reason for Apple to lock it down other than their greed. Sure, enable such lock-in and no-multi-tasking by default, but have a setting that you can easily change that opens it. Easily done, but Apple doesn't want to.
Sorry, but I respectfully call bullshit. Right now the definition of hacking as it is being used by the population does not include whatever antiquated definition you just came up with.
By and large, hacking has negative connotations and is strongly associated with actions performed on property not owned by the hacker. Just look at first 10 links from Google. The only link that even begins to support your argument is Wikipedia and it does not outright say it is your own property either, or make any effort to dissociate hacking with negative acions.
My definition is in fact supported by dictionaries, online resources, popular opinion and usage. Which by the way, is very much defined, again, by POPULAR OPINION. Similar to how 'bad' started meaning 'good' not too long ago.
There has been quite a push by corporations through their marketing, publicity campaigns, lawyers, lobbyists, etc. to force it into the public consciousness that what we are speaking about is indeed hacking, which it is not. All part of a strong push to change public perception to their ends.. specifically that it is a bad thing to not let them control their hardware in your home and that they deserve to do just that.
You have been mislead. Period.
"It's DUCK hunting season and I said FIRE!!" Rabbit Season, Duck Season, Rabbit Season.... you see where I am going with this?