Steve Jobs gives an inch and these hackers take a mile.  A group called the iPhone Dev Team is claiming that they have already hacked the iPhone’s v2.0 software…and they have pics and video to back up their claims.

The group apparently hacked v2.0 with the iPhone 2.0 beta software that was released with the iPhone SDK.  It seems that although Apple is trying to keep the iPhone on a tight leash with their SDK, this probably won’t be the case.

What’s more interesting is that this method of hacking apparently cannot be fixed by Apple - at least with this version of the software.  In the past, this was not a big deal because users would still upgrade their devices with each new firmware release to get new features and patches.  But, with the SDK available and lots of third party apps upcoming, it seems that perhaps users will be happy with a 2.0 device indefinitely.

Apple should eventually get the message and open up the iPhone completely.  It is probably costing the company a bundle to continuously close these holes…and hackers always seem to find a way to open the device back up.

Can’t wait for v2.0 to see if this hack is legit.

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