Apple Banning iPhone Hackers From Store

"Now the Cupertino IS company "

Now the Cupertino company IS...

They can look at the bright side; they got their money when we bought their devices in the first place.

This is a perfect example of why many people won't buy Apple Products.

This is a perfect example of why many people won't buy Apple Products.

@ hakesterman

Apple bans pirates, therefore you won't buy their products?? As the article said, MS does the same thing, explain how apple is any different

I agree about the pirating thing. Everyone does it, so it shouldn't matter if it is Apple.

But does jailbreaking mean you are also pirating? I thought jailbreaking just gave you access to other third party apps and mods? I honestly wasn't even aware that piracy was a leading cause to jailbreak.

This is a little disappointing, as I was planning on jailbreaking my ipod touch after the warranty was up. That isn't for another 8 months anyways.

On one hand, you have people that want to use the apple iPhone for more than the dictatorship of a company wants you to use it for.

On the other hand, you have 4 fingers and a thumb.

I may be wrong but as I understand it if you jailbreak your iPhone you don't need the app store anyways. Kinda like if Netflix were to revoke my membership because they thought I was downloading movie's from P2P networks.

This is a perfect reason why many People won't buy Apple Products.

They wrote an EULA, someone violated it. End of story, they are entitled to what they did.

@ amabhy - Can you really be so crude and ignorant. I put my money on the fact that you really don't know anything about Apple other than other people hate them, so you should too. It's this kind of close minded thinking and ignorance that has made reading article comments personally insulting and just plain distasteful.

Apple or Microsoft? I could care less, but this one sided thinking is pathetic and only goes to show how many people on these forums are truly trolls.

@touchdowntexas13 - You can jailbreak and use it for third party mods and apps, but it also opens up many security loop holes and can be used for illegally downloaded apps, hence the piracy. Just look on a site like TPB, there are 1000's of free apps, most of them I'm sure are legitimate apps that are pirated.

Except unlocking the hardware and installing free personal patches should not lead to bans on the official venues of acquiring apps. There is a vibrant iPhone homebrew community that supports developers and does not condone things such as piracy. The homebrew community relies on people like those banned to continue unlocking the iPhone OS so that it's true abilities can be had by the masses.

Look at the WebOS homebrew community. Palm embraces them with open arms. It's actually really easy to get a stolen program and run it yourself in WebOS but you wont find a "how to" on any self respecting WebOS homebrew site because they understand the freedom Palm has allowed developers. If Apple has done anything, it has made solid profitable homebrew communities across all major smart phone OS's and I applaud there work in driving good homebrew developers away from Apple products. Thank you Steve!

Nothing angers Steve Jobs more than someone using a device HE designed the way THEY want to! How dare they!

Serves them right for questioning the gospel of Steve.

I really doubt it. A lot of people cannot afford to purchase Apple products, and then there are those who just refuse to because they do not like Apple.

I would bet that most of those who dog Apple are like Brendano257 says and "really don't know anything about Apple." Kind of like why a lot of men do not like Hillary Clinton...ask them why and they say "I don't know, I just don't like her." Ahh, the open-mindedness of mental midgets.

Maybe those folks at Microsoft weren't so bad after all.

Most people that dislike Apple have reasons. Yet most people that like Apple products can only regurgitate false marketing lies like "It just works".

Lets not forget that these aren't just you every day people with jail broken iPhones/iPod touchs. Where as thousands of people were banned of XBL for cracked versions of Halo and MW2, only 2 extreme hackers were banned from the App Store, lets not be too critical here.

Go Apple! Anyone who doesn't like it should use an Android phone (then come back crying).

I jail-broke my iphone and only used it for third party apps legally if apple would actually let the good apps through fewer people would jailbreak and steal apps

I love Apple Products, I just hate the Morons who run the Company!

I don't understand what all the fuss is about. I guess its because I don't have any Apple products.

Hackers who do illegal things like unlocking an iPhone so they can use it with another carrier or jailbreaking it so they can run unauthorized applications should be permanently banned from accessing the Apple app store. If only Apple had a way to remotely brick their phones too. If you have USA cell phone service there is no reason you need to be using an iPhone with anyone other than AT&T. If you don't like this policy you need to get a new phone (like an Android or Windows Mobile phone) that your new carrier sells. Just because you paid money for a phone doesn't give you the right to install whatever software you want on it.

LMAO @ techguy. Must be an apple rep.

This is the main reason people hate apple, and a valid one. You want it to be compatible you got to make it compatible, and usually at the cost of violating something.

First off, you yourself fall into your explanation you just gave, as to why you would love Apple. You remind me when playing L4D or L4D2, of the 10yrs old that join and just talks non-stop telling me to do this and that, when I know exactly what I am doing...then ofcourse I vote kick you. First rule: "If your balls haven't dropped, don't use a mic and play WOW, FPS (especially L4Ds), RTS games.

Secondly, most people "Can" afford Apple products. People like us (especially me), don't want to waste thougsands of dollars on mediocre and then also have Apple force us to buy and use only thier services. Thats why most people don't like Apple.

Thirdly, I'll agree with you on Hillary Clinton. "Most" men don't like Hilary. Why? She's a liberal left wing nut - thats the answer. But on the other side of the spectrum, "Most" men who say they don't like Sarah Palin is lying to you. If you are a guy (who likes women)and don't know who Sarah Palin is and just met her on a street/bar/mall/lounge you'd be saying she's hot. Wait....did someone just yell "MILF"?

And this time, I'll leave the politics alone...for now.

Ever heard of licensing agreements? Apple can legally tell you what software you can and cannot run on your iPhone. If you run unauthorized software on your iPhone, Apple can sue you and they would probably win. Apple can also legally brick your jailbroken or unlocked iPhone by any means necessary as long as this is in the license agreement (it very likely is). This includes remotely disabling your iPhone, assuming Apple has that capability.

First of all, only about 2 sentences in there really relate to anything in this article, and second of all, if you don't like it, don't but it. End of story, if you don't like Apple you don't need to bring your flaming ignorance around on the forums. Like I've said before, I could care less for either company, I can't say I'm really happy with either Apple of Microsoft, but the incessant flaming needs to stop.

Honestly if you must express your biased and unfounded views, join the millions of people doing it and start your own blog, then we don't have to listen to it, and you'll at least feel like someones listening.

Next news: iTunes hacked

If any of my hardware were bricked remotely, I'd then proceed to throw that brick at whomever made that poor decision.
When I buy something, I own it. Simply put.
What's next, would you condone EA bricking my $2,500+ gaming rig because I ripped a game or two? How about bricking my toaster because I used local fresh cooked instead of Wonderbread or the such?
Some of us believe in freedom of choice, and simply telling us 'no' will not stop us.
Macintosh is a close minded company, and thus other companies get my money instead.

Honestly though, I'm surprised Macintosh isn't simply just suing the hell out of these two instead. They could do more to stop the jailbreaking scene, but I guess it's in their favor to keep it partially alive, due to increased direct sales of Apple products.

This behavior is just inviting trouble for Apple

Just because I paid money for something gives me the right to do whatever I please to thing thing!

pirates and hackers....losers in life, they should all be shot!!