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Why Apple Should End Its Fight Against iPhone Jailbreaking This content requires a paid GigaOM Pro subscription

  • Saturday, August 28, 2010

Apple is stepping up its battle against iPhone jailbreakers, but its strategy is self-defeating, short-sighted and one it will likely have to abandon eventually.

Apple is once again playing hardball with users who have the nerve to try to free their iPhones. It came to light last week that the company is working to patent a system that would allow it to brick jailbroken iPhones, essentially rendering them worthless. That announcement was followed by news that Apple just released a new version of iOS specifically to foil hackers looking to jailbreak the iPhone 4. Both stories underscore how much Apple [...]

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