Apple Outs Anti-Jailbreak Update

Stoobalou writes "Apple has issued an emergency update for devices running the iOS 4 mobile operating system. iOS 4.0.2 plugs the security hole exploited by the iPhone Dev Team to allow pain-free jailbreaking of the iPhone 4 and its manifold siblings as well as... actually, that's about it."

Comments

Bummer

[Codename Dutchess]

Now we're going to have to wait a week before another exploit is released publicly. Shucks.

Oh for shame!

[bbtom]

We have to go back to jailbreaking the old fashioned way with a computer and a USB cable - it'll take ten minutes rather than five now and require you to RTFM. And all because Apple wants to fix a gaping security hole. DAMN THEE DRACONIAN STEVE JOBS!!1!

Re:Why does the submitter see this as a bad thing?

[Pojut]

Of course, it is a problem that you need to jailbreak an Iphone to enable basic functionality. But if the media has such a problem with that, maybe they could actually focus on that instead of praising Apple all the time

They're afraid of being modded down.

Re:Outing the update

[Thud457]

-1, flamebait? WTF?!

1. Apple Computer was just outside of San Francisco
2. They've been trying to whitewash it since 1988, but before that, Apple was proudly flying the freak flag since 1977
3. have you seen Jobs ? (BTW, I find that file name amusing...)
4. they have a long history of catering to "graphic designers"
5. they're very concerned with maintaining a hip, stylish persona

Re:Why does the submitter see this as a bad thing?

[BarryJacobsen]

In modern parlance, "bricked" means "mildly inconvenienced for about 30 minutes" rather than "made completely inoperable to the point where the hardware is now about as useful as a standard brick" and "zero day" means "sometime within the next 5 years after the actual software was released in the first place."

Well, hell hath no fury like a geek who's been mildly inconvenienced.

Re:Why does the submitter see this as a bad thing?

[drinkypoo]

Even back in the linux router modding days, "brick" was starting to lose its meaning. Someone announced a "de-bricking" technique and it started a whole debate on what "bricked" really meant.

I therefore propose new terminology: "turd" is when you can't fix it with JTAG or similar. You can still build houses out of turds, but it takes a lot more talent and dedication.

Re:Why does the submitter see this as a bad thing?

[jayme0227]

Just file this under "CmdrTaco Hates Apple." In fact, I propose that as a new hash tag.

Re:Outing the update

[Beardo the Bearded]

I'm a long-suffering Ubuntu user, and I agree with you wholeheartedly.

If Macs are gay then bring on the gay. Ubuntu -- and for that matter -- all the other *nix distros I've used are clunky, fugly, and stupid. They're great for people who know what they're doing. For the 90% of users who just want the compruter to facebook, it's a damn pain in the ass. *nix is designed by people who have no sense of marketing nor design, and it shows. Apple's attitude is that "it's not enough to be good, you have to look good doing it." MS's attitude is "it's like your old comfy jeans. You're never going to throw them away." *nix's attitude is "BIKE SHORTS MOTHERFUCKER RTFM".

Let's be fabulous and make 2011 the year of the Linux desktop -- while we're still using desktops, FFS.