Apple is now claiming that jailbreaking your iPhone constitutes copyright infringement and a violation of the DMCA, due to the jailbraking process using a modified bootloader and OS. It sounds to me like they're looking to put the kibosh on the whole jailbreaking scene. This would be a bad turn for iPhone owners.

http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/02/apple-says-jailbreaking-illegal

apple joins Microsoft into the ranks of [insert adjective here]....yea!

Ironically the Android phones are really locked down by the provider. My money is that the cell providers would declare it is illegal if you modified it. I wouldn't be suprised if it was in the contract now.

Has anyone here actually tried the Android G1 device?
I am a fan of the HTC handsets, but I am not to sure about the one they are using for the G1, but obviously the OS is of some interest.

I am planning on changing phone next month so this may or maynot be an opportunity.

Thanks Jason.
I had heard about this, but not seen pics or info yet.
I see it doesnt have a physical keyboard which is something I like, hence taking so long to choose my currently TyTnII.

Interesting video. I am, as usual, completely underwhelmed by the Palm device.

Good question sgt_mjc and that's damn true. Makes me wonder if the future will move onto be attackers breaking into government systems (*over exaggerating a little?* ) with phones. These phones are perfect toys to help aid in war driving and now slowly becoming another attack toy...what does the future lie?

got a number of thoughts about jailbreaking iphones....

> the DMCA doesn't apply to non-US countries, in-fact by law in certain courties a phone cannot be sold locked into a certain provider.

> stumbled accross this video today - if I can jailbreak the iphone just by sending a single line command via an interface provided by apple, how is this circumventing protection in violation of the dmca.

> would this not be the equivalent of (for example) HP selling you a laptop with a custom bios splash screen and then calling it illegal to remove it? 

> sometimes I just feel like beating all the world's lawyers arround the head with a law text book and screaming "it's my bit of plastic and metal, I paid for it I can do whatever the heck I want with it you draconian bastards"