In article <hf18r9$c7n$1@posting2.glorb.com>, WindsorFox
<windsor.fox.usenet@gmail.com> wrote:

> The most disgusting part? The temper
> tantrum Apple threw over it when they bricked all the jailbroken phones
> and told anyone who dared ask "Tough shit."

it's an unsupported modification.

> I guess you don't mind your
> handset manufacturer telling you what you will and will not do with it,
> and if you dare break their rules they can brick your $400 handset, but
> I don't.

apple did not deliberately brick anything. jailbreaking and unlocking
are based on exploits and patching a particular version of the
firmware. the early attempts were fairly buggy and it's not surprising
that they might not work with an updated firmware. it hasn't been a
problem for a couple of years.