iPhone Application Photography Shack
iPhone Application Downloading From Other Sources
By G L Harris
Many users of the iPhone have gone the route of hacking
the phone, to enable them to download any iPhone application
they really want, whether it’s authorized by Apple and
available at their store or not.
Apple is insisting that the Copyright Office must declare
this sort of iPhone hacking illegal, and that sounds
like a logical, pretty straightforward conclusion. But
certainly the users who do the hacking, don’t
see it that way at all.
Restricting Apps on Your iPhone
They tend to blame Apple’s own monopolistic tendencies
for this phenomenon, and they view the company’s resolve
to make it illegal simply as evidence that they’re right.
But there are other rationales for iPhone hacks as
well, or for what is known as "jailbreaking."
The writer of the www.hackthatphone.com
blog believes that Apple is not that interested in what
its phone users want, and that the company doesn’t even
care if the programs they want to use are safe on their
phones or not.
Apps Rejected By Apple
According to this writer, Apple wants to keep every
iPhone app under its thumb to preserve its own business
model, and for no other reason. Yet the writer claims
to have seen even Apple employees using hacked iPhones
because they don’t want to be so restricted.
Jay Freeman runs www.cydia.com,
a store where people can download many an iPhone application
either rejected by Apple or developed independently.
He and other developers who place programs there believe
that Apple is being arbitrary in its decisions of what
applications to accept or reject for the App Store.
Developers Not Happy With Rejections
Many of them view the current situation as analogous,
for example, to Microsoft dictating which programs people
are allowed to use with its operating system. This is
simply regarded as a monopolistic no-no.
The way Apple and its American carrier, AT&T work
together is another reason cited by people who do not
confine their iPhone application downloading to the
official store. Many rejected apps appear to have been
rejected by Apple simply because they might curtail
AT&T’s controls or, more significantly,
profits.
People Are Hacking iPhones
As a result, many people are quite prepared to review
their options and unlock iPhone technology to prevent
themselves from being so restricted for what appears
to be reasons that have little to do with the safety
of the phones or the convenience of Apple’s customers.
With complaints about the company’s choices and practices
growing for these and other reasons, it’s probable that
hacking of the iPhone is unlikely to stop, whatever
the ultimate legal decision might be.
About the Author:
G L Harris has written a number of articles on digital cell phones, home security and digital photography including
Tiny Cameras,
Aerial Satellite Photos,
Baby Cameras,
Cell Phone Surveillance,
CCTV Security System,
Small Cameras,
Hidden Video Cameras,
Motion Detectors,
Outdoor Security Cameras.
Lookout for more articles on this website.
More Apple iPhone Facts....
Do you know how many iPhone applications there are
currently out on the market? The iPhone has to be one
of the biggest hits in the last decade. It has completely
revolutionized the way people view cellphones and
accessories.
The iPhone is not cheap. Even with a contract from
a dealer such as AT&T, you are going to pay a few
hundred bucks but the applications make it a bit worth
it. You can surf the web, play games and do so much
more with the applications.
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