Comments on: iPhone Apps Reinstated, iPod Touch Hacked

By: kamikazeAce, miami, FL

kamikazeAce, miami, FL — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 03:14:22 +0000

I think there are good hackers that give us programs that the manufacturer does not invest on or just part of their marketing ploys. Bad hackers are those that ploy malicious software like viruses and you know the result. These hackers that give us these applications give us now what apple will take another 5 years to offer before the competition can catch up. That how good they are.

By: coco

coco — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:15:45 +0000

can some one give me the link to hack step by step my ipod touch firmware 1.1.1. i need it fast that you can thx

By: Yadgyu, Harkeyville, TX

Yadgyu, Harkeyville, TX — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:08:38 +0000

"They are making life for us end users better by improving on something and giving us more options and more programs that we can use to get the best and most out of our units." – Posted By Seng, Boston, MA

What a bunch of hooey!

Hackers do not care about improving technology and making things better for others. They are looking for the glamour and glitter that comes along with being a hacker. Hackers are similar to bodybuilders. They both work out in order to show off for others, not to make life better for the masses. This altruistic vision of hacking is nonsense. If hackers were really trying to make tech better, they would find jobs with these tech companies and help the companies to improve their goods and services.

By: Travis Nashville TN

Travis Nashville TN — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:08:26 +0000

Hackers really are so unimportant.

I think this guy has hit it right on the money.

http://weblogs.redeyechicago.com/iphoneblog/2007/09/be-glad-you-don.html

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:46:21 +0000

can you just not update?

By: Seng, Boston, MA

Seng, Boston, MA — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:44:36 +0000

I think we should put a proper definition as to what a Hacker is. IMHO, the hackers hacking into the iphones etc are Heros. They are not destoying anything but instead…they have tremendous value add. They are NOT terrorists hacking into networks and they are not spys. They are making life for us end users better by improving on something and giving us more options and more programs that we can use to get the best and most out of our units.

I have huge respect for these Hackers.

1. They are putting themselves at risk.

2. They believe in what they are doing and are pusuing something they love. How many of us can truly say that we are doing what we love. We spend 8-15 hours a day in the office pretending…?

3. They are doing it for free.

4. Are they destroying anything? I think not.

So…if you are using a 3rd party application on anything that you own…before you sound off on hackers…i think you owe it to them.

By: Cheryl, Laurel, MD

Cheryl, Laurel, MD — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:05:01 +0000

So, I am confused- should I be rooting for Apple, for "protecting" us; or for the hackers, who are giving us the apps that Apple has not seen fit to provide? If it's the latter, more power to 'em! The software Nazis of Microsoft and Apple have far too long had control over what we are allowed to think and do.

By: Eric, Baltimore, Md.

Eric, Baltimore, Md. — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:08:25 +0000

After years of listening to so many claims that the Apple O/S was not hackable or that it was not full of bugs like MS we see now that it's just as vulnerable as MS. See Apple never had anything that anyone was interested in spending time hacking now they do. Great competition for MS hackwers.

By: Edward, Severna Park, MD

Edward, Severna Park, MD — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:35:54 +0000

its disturbing how some people here enjoy having their lives controlled by others or being told what to do by people such as these big corporations. You must all be republicans…

Anyways, Hacker's do what they do for the same reason why people play competitive chess for a living, or perform research for diseases like AIDS. They enjoy testing their mental prowess against others… Given it's not going to save the world or millions of people, but if they enjoy doing it, and are not being a nuisance to society, why not let them be?

Also, you have to think that some of the best features that end up coming to these "legitamate" versions of the programs are originally developed by third parties as add-ons. Just look at Linux's open system. It obviously is developed by anyone who wants to contribute, but I wouldn't say it's "amateur".

By: Woody, Tifton, GA

Woody, Tifton, GA — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:13:14 +0000

"What is the use of hacking into an iPhone if the hacker cannot get rich from the applications?" "The cash and the money are all that matter."

Posted By Yadgyu, Harkeyville, TX

Yadgyu, you (whoever you are) are obviously the last person qualified to talk about what's a good hack, a useful hack, and what's not. Hackers seldom do it for the money.

When asked why he wanted to climb Mt Everest, George Mallory replied, "Because it's there."

It's the same thing with hacking the iPhone, writing Free/Open Source Software, and in general being a geek. It's quite apparent that you, sir, are no geek, and cannot be expected to understand.