Apple's War Against Jailbreaking Now Makes Perfect Sense

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Apple has always been extremely anti jailbreaking, but it might now have a good reason to plug up the exploits. As Hardware 2.0 argues, Apple's new iOS 7 Activation Lock anti-theft mechanism which renders stolen handsets useless (even after wiping) unless the owner's Apple ID is entered relies on having a secure, locked-down OS (http://www.zdnet.com/ios-7-apples-war-against-jailbreaking-now-makes-perfect-sense-7000016623/). Are the days of jailbreaking iOS coming to a close?"I can see a whole new variety of phone-based ransom-ware based on this capability, too.

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