Being an iPhone developer is like sitting on a gold mine today. If you manage to get the right apps out on the AppStore you could end up with a mini fortune in no time. But the iPhone SDK released to developers for building apps is the source of raw material for Jailbreakers and hackers.
Apple has already tried to get Jailbreaking labeled as Illegal. And now the attempt is to restrict the support jailbreakers get from authorized iPhone developers.
(e)You will not, through use of the Apple Software, services or otherwise, create any Application or other program that would disable, hack or otherwise interfere with the Security Solution, or any security, digital signing, digital rights management, verification or authentication mechanisms implemented in or by the iPhone operating system software, iPod touch operating system software, this Apple Software, any services or other Apple software or technology, or enable others to do so; and
(f) Applications developed using the Apple Software may only be distributed if selected by Apple (in its sole discretion) for distribution via the App Store or for limited distribution on Registered Devices (ad hoc distribution) as contemplated in this Agreement.
Many iPhone developers are known to release their rejected apps on Cydia for jailbroken iPhones. However doing so would now mean losing your developer status with Apple (probably). However we doubt if this would derail the jailbreaking community. Just another wall in place by Apple.
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