Apple (AAPL) Re-Locks iPhone

Posted: November 4, 2007 at 1:12 pm

According to a blog at Fortune.com, Apple (AAPL) has re-locked the software for the iPhone, at least in the UK.  The latest version of the phone comes pre-installed with a software update — 1.1.2 — that disables third-party applications "comes pre-installed with a software update — 1.1.2 — that disables third-party applications."

The story ads "the update is also likely to disable — and perhaps re-brick — iPhones unlocked to work with cellular providers other than Apple’s official carriers (AT&T in the U.S., O2 in the U.K., T-Mobile in Germany and Orange in France)."

Douglas A. McIntyre

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