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Re:Apple’s WWDC-Closing ‘Fuck You’ to iPhone Developers by ankhmoop on Monday June 15, 2009 @10:35PM (#659448)
No, it's the boot loader, locked to the device that they own, that actively blocks loading unsigned software.
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Re:Apple’s WWDC-Closing ‘Fuck You’ to iPhone Developers by GHFigs on Monday June 15, 2009 @10:59PM (#659478)
The boot loader is likewise software which you do not own. You're free to replace it along with any other software.
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Re:Apple’s WWDC-Closing ‘Fuck You’ to iPhone Developers by nostrademons on Tuesday June 16, 2009 @02:01AM (#659649)
I'm kinda curious how Apple would respond if someone did come up with a custom bootloader and OS that worked on the iPhone...

Ah well. There's always Android.

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Re:Apple’s WWDC-Closing ‘Fuck You’ to iPhone Developers by vorador on Tuesday June 16, 2009 @01:13AM (#659604)
But practically it's impossible to write a bootloader with equivalent functionnality.
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Re:Apple’s WWDC-Closing ‘Fuck You’ to iPhone Developers by axod on Tuesday June 16, 2009 @05:48AM (#659865)
Software's hard! Let's go shopping!
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