No sooner has an unlock for the iPhone 4 been released by Dev-Team called ultrasn0w than Apple has announced that it is looking into the security flaw that allows this unlock to work.
The unlock is a simple executable that appears to exploit a weakness (bug) in the Adobe software that handles PDF files. Yes, the same sort of secutiry flaw in Adobe’s PDF reading software that has been plaguing PC and Mac users for years. By running this executable on the appropriate iPhone, the phone will become unlocked and no longer under the strict control of Apple.
Apple appears primarily concerned that after running this unlocker, users will be able to add applications to their iPhone that do not come from the approving hands of it’s own iTunes store. Apple is very concerned about preserving the reven ecosystem of the iTunes store for applications for all of it’s devices. Perhaps even more concerning for AT&T than Apple is the fact that unlocked phones are no longer tied to AT&T; they are free to be used with any GSM carrier. It is exactly this type of freedom that every flag waving American should fight against, because we all know that freedom isn’t free! It costs $89.95 a month.
Expect Apple to patch the security flaw that allowed this unlock to work soon. Then expect the next flaw to be exploited. And that to be patched. and so on, and so on, and…