Apple's response: "
So what if it's legal? We've never tried to sue anyone for unlocking their iPhone. It will still void your warranty though."
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Apple's goal has always been to insure that our customers have a great experience with their iPhone and we know that jailbreaking can severely degrade the experience. As we've said before, the vast majority of customers do not jailbreak their iPhones as this can violate the warranty and can cause the iPhone to become unstable and not work reliably.
The apparent discrepancy comes from the fact that the Library of Congress decision today simply means that users can not be charged with violations of the DMCA for jailbreaking their iOS devices, a tactic Apple had never bothered to employ in attempting to squash the practice. Apple remains free, however, to discourage users by other means, including voiding product warranties due to violations of the terms and conditions all users must agree to before using their devices and software.
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http://www.macrumors.com/2010/07/26/...phone-warranty
I don't see a problem with this. They have the right to not fix your phone if you jailbreak it and are stupid enough to screw up your battery life in the process. It's no different than modding an Xbox. If I mod it to allow me to play pirated games and then it red-rings... should I expect to be able to send it in to Microsoft for free repairs?
Edit: The really good news in this ruling, though, is hopefully we can start to see some more professional jailbreaking solutions than some of the hack-jobs out there. Also... it might be legal to jailbreak a mobile device now, but it's still very much illegal to steal software to install on that device (which is still the #1 reason for the jailbreak in the first place).
Edit: The bad news, of course, is that we're going to see an awful lot of scam artists and VB-hacks trying to make a lot of money off this. I think it's going to be pretty fun to watch everything unfold. Fortunately, I'm able to figure out for myself if something I install is going to cause me problems... I feel bad for the people who don't have a clue how any of this stuff works. Mind you, they probably don't care about jailbreaking anyway.