$100,000 offered to freely release iPhone unlocking software
by Thomas Ricker 
posted Aug 28th 2007 at 5:58AM
Hey, that's what they claim: $100,000 in cold hard cash for the right to freely distribute the iPhone unlocking software onto the Nets. Full credit given to the creator(s) of course with a proposed release date of Wed night at 12:00am (in some unspecified time zone). No details as to who is financial backing the offer or how payments will be made, only a single email address posted for discussing the details. Hear that UniquePhones and IPhoneSIMfree, here's your chance to make a buck and avoid a legal tussle with AT&T / Apple. Of course, anyone can launch a Blogspot site announcing pretty much anything they'd like. If nothing else, the move illustrates perfectly the demand for the software unlock to be released for general consumption. Let's hope it means more.[Thanks, Gussy]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Scott Alperin @ Aug 28th 2007 1:38PM
I'm not sure that this would avoid legal problems for UniquePhones or IPhoneSIMfree; how is releasing something to open source for a financial reward different from selling the product?
I'm sure you could make $100k pretty quickly by selling fully unlocked iPhones in Europe and Asia.
derX @ Aug 28th 2007 11:43PM
$50 says it was Steve Jobs himself.
/joke
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See, AT&T should've forseen this. This diagrams shows everything.
iPhone= iPod phone= iPod users= (mostly) rich= not all rich people have or want AT&T= Rich people can easily throw money at problem= AT&T lock = problem
aliz @ Sep 1st 2007 6:19AM
this is bullsh**t .....just damn release it...wondering how much apple got for at&t??..