Verizon (et.al.) is not gonna like this

[emeraldkity4]

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The Library of Congress’ Copyright Office had good news this morning for consumers who want more flexibility over how they use their cell phones.</p>

<p>The Associated Press reports that new rules enable consumers to electronically crack Apple’s controls on their iPhones without violating copyright laws. Consumers who “jailbreak” the smartphones can download software and applications not authorized by Apple.</p>

<p>The report adds that the Library of Congress rules also would free consumers to make changes on cell phones that would enable the devices to work with multiple carriers.

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<p>[U.S&lt;/a&gt;. Declares iPhone Jailbreaking Legal, Over Apple’s Objections | Threat Level | Wired.com](<a href=“http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/07/feds-ok-iphone-jailbreaking/]U.S”>U.S. Declares iPhone Jailbreaking Legal, Over Apple’s Objections | WIRED)</p>

<p>Now if they would just come out with a thinner ipad</p>

[crescent22]

<p>won’t matter until there is an LTE iPhone.</p>

[BCEagle91]

<p>You can do that but the phone companies, or Apple, could just brick the phones on the next software update. Phones sell a service but new versions of the operating systems are part of the service which you’d upgrade to from time to time and Apple or the phone companies can put in software updates that brick the phone if there’s unauthorized code present. This can be worked around but it takes some technical sophistication.</p>

[crescent22]

<p>oh, it’s about renegade apps, not changing networks.</p>