Do you wonder why it is that Apple continues to fight the jailbreak process? I mean they are a business and they do have shareholders to continually impress. If they wanted to sell more iPhones it would make sense to shelter some form of compassion for the Jailbreak community. Last I heard Tmobile was sporting over 1 million unauthorized iPhone 2G, 3G, 3GS and 4G working on their network. That is one million more than they would have sold if they took jailbreak software security more seriously. It seems like they plan to do exactly that with the latest update to iOS 5.
So why do they continue to play this game of cat and mouse? The answer to that question is that the carriers (AT&T and Verizon) also have shareholders to answer to. These security protocols are certainly required by the big guys in the initial contract signings so they can justify a $110 cellphone bill each month you use the device on their network. This incentive to the carriers lasts far longer then the average life of an iPhone. One drop and your screen is shattered, one spill and your warranty is void but not your cellphone bill. That two year agreement you signed suddenly looks like a bad marriage you just cant seem to get out of. Either way you gotta pay...
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