You paid good money for them, but Apple still wants to own your jailbroken iPhone, iPod touch and/or iPad. Aside from voiding warranties on jailbroken its popular iDevices, Apple is now looking to disable them, too. Steve Jobs & Co. have filed a patent that will allow Apple to identify and disable hardware that has been hacked, jailbroken or put to use in a manner which the company never intended. This effectively makes your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch the property of Apple and you, the customer who paid for the hardware and software, are just along for the ride.
Looks like Android will be gaining more migrating customers in the future..
http://www.intomobile.com/2010/08/22/apple-files-for-patent-to-kill-jailbroken-iphone-ipod-ipad/
You paid good money for them, but Apple still wants to own your jailbroken iPhone, iPod touch and/or iPad. Aside from voiding warranties on jailbroken its popular iDevices, Apple is now looking to disable them, too. Steve Jobs & Co. have filed a patent that will allow Apple to identify and disable hardware that has been hacked, jailbroken or put to use in a manner which the company never intended. This effectively makes your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch the property of Apple and you, the customer who paid for the hardware and software, are just along for the ride.