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Re: Hackers make progress towards unlocking iPhone
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 11:16:25 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com> Date: July 4, 2007 10:49:41 AM EDT To: dave () farber net Cc: lauren () vortex com Subject: Re: [IP] Hackers make progress towards unlocking iPhone Windows Mobile 5 and 6 devices, including the air modules and other networking aspects, has been available for a very long time. Some of it might be defined as hacks (such as alternate ROMs for different basic functionality), but the WM5/6 architecture was designed from the word go for third party apps that weren't crippled by the manufacturer (especially in the case of PDAs -- some smartphones might need easily available unlock procedures to run other than signed third party apps in some situations). But at the very least MS built a straightforward architecture for third party apps to have essentially complete access to the phone in virtually all respects, realizing that such apps were key to long term success of such devices. I'm obviously not an MS booster generally (by any stretch of the imagination), but I marvel at how many of the same people who so strongly endorse open source systems (which I very strongly support) also salivate over an Apple phone missing many of the fundamental features of existing smartphones and PDAs, and that was designed to be the exact antithesis of truly open, all the way down to the battery! By the way, using the iPhone during winter in cold climates might be interesting, if most gloves prevent proper touch screen operation. A lot of cut off gloves and blue fingertips in the future? --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lauren () vortex com or lauren () pfir org Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, IOIC - International Open Internet Coalition - http://www.ioic.net Founder, CIFIP - California Initiative For Internet Privacy - http://www.cifip.org Founder, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com ------
Begin forwarded message: From: dewayne () warpspeed com (Dewayne Hendricks) Date: July 3, 2007 11:20:43 AM EDT To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <xyzzy () warpspeed com> Subject: [Dewayne-Net] Hackers make progress towards unlocking iPhone [Note: As with AppleTV, it won't take long I predict before the iPhone is picked clean by the hacker community. Apple's closed platform policy was just like red meat to a hungry lion. After that the hacking may extend into the AT&T EDGE network. Great fun ahead for all. Break out the popcorn and sit back and watch. DLH] Hackers make progress towards unlocking iPhone <http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/070307-hackers-make-progress- towards-unlocking.html?netht=070307dailynews1&> Efforts to unlock Apple's iPhone continued on Monday, with hackers claiming "very significant progress." ------------------------------------------- Archives: http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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