My iPhone is on the way from the US. I hope issues get fixed in time so that I can unlock it as soon as I have it. (still not sure whether it is a 1.1.3 or 1.1.4).

My two cents to the ZiPhone issue:
- I agree that if the code has been taken with no credit it is unmoral.
But on the other hand Zibri added some value for "non geeks" like me, a GUI and the software presents itself in a much less discouraging way. I wish the original developers, whomever they might be, also put some effort in making their tool EASY to use. That makes a real difference, believe it or not, for most users.
So my opinion is that, as far as I know, Zibri filled a "hole" in the original develpment creating an easy to use, under the same roof (jailbreak and unlock) solution for the average user with no knowledge about "command lines" (people without that knowledge exist, you know...).

Interesting Mac on the pillow... I don't recognize the design... Seems "fatter" than the Air, might be a new design for the MacBook. If it was, I would be interested in having one.

Europe (continental one, that is) still waiting for ANY sign that AppleTV is going to be some sort of alternative to Blu-Ray... Just mentioning...

Cupertino.. If you want a slice of the HD market, now that the format war is over, you'd better wake up and deliever here as well.

Besides that. Great idea for helping such a service really taking of and for bringing people weekly on the store and maybe rent some new stuff as well.

KeynoteKen,

I must agree with you on the security issue. But I nevertheless hope that the SDK will open more "opportunities" for unlocking the phone. I know, I know... I don't want Apple to knowingly close an eye on the whole unlock issue. But in term of sales it seems that the unlocked phones are not irrelevant (nor will they be in the future). 99% of countries are still waiting for an agreement between carriers and Apple and some might really be left out in the cold.
It is a dilemma for Apple that I don't envy them: close an eye and sell a non-negligeable amount of iPhones more or be strict and loose sales?
I am also aware Apple has agreement of revenue sharing with the carriers, but these are so little that I bet someone in Cupertino is happy users are taking initiative.

All in all I know I will not be performing something on my iPhone for which the phone has been "conceived". But I nevertheless hope Apple will leave a tiny door open (with the SDK as well) for people to legally purchase their stuff and make them money (as they did with the iTunes US store).
I own an AppleTV and I know how frustrating it is that some countries enjoy the full potential of the device, while others are stuck in a "unreached agreements, copyright issues, regional legal systems" limbo.

Security is important, but facing reality is as well. I wouldn't have bought any iPhone if it couldn't have been unlocked. And some hundred thousand people wouldn't either. Apple cannot ignore that, even though I can understand none of this (in the magnitude) was planned nor foreseeable.

Your reference to ZiPhone is exactly the one thing I feared I would have heard. Too bad Apple is at it again. They'd better face it and move on. It's not like many of those 400k iPhones sold in China and elsewhere would have been tied to AT&T... Moreover, "gray" iPhones represent a non negligeable percentage of the iPhones sold thus far.

Let's hope Zi or whomever comes out with a "fix" as soon as 1.1.4 hits the streets (and that Apple slows their rlease schedule even if just slightly).

Let's just hope 1.1.4 doesn't need to be unlocked/jailbroken AGAIN.
Apple should, slowly but surely, face the reality that many people (much income) is generated via "alternative" sold phones. I am waiting an iPhone and am ready to get it to run in my country. I would hate the whole jailbreak/unlock thing to have to start again.

The iPhone is a great mobile, but I think a worldwide simultaneous release would have helped Apple more...

Just my thought

Hi Cory,


unfortunately that button is not available worldwide, and I doubt it will be anytime soon.
My fault. I forgot to mention one important thing, I am in Switzerland.
And here such things, IF they will ever come, will come among the last places in Europe.
So... No rental button for me.
Unless I find alternative systems (iTunes US cough cough), but then again, having iTunes Switzerland in my computer and iTunes US in my AppleTV, I am afraid, will mess things up big time.

Gorgeous update Apple.

Now, if only I could rent the videos from your store you would make:
- one customer happy
- some money

Until then I will revert to other, less politically correct methods. But at least I cannot be blamed, for I have no alternative.

I hope it is:
- Aperture 2.0 (how long will we have to wait for that to happen??)
- Apple TV new software (it is about the time in which it should appear)

I think that the Pro line update will be held in a separate event. Too many "pro" things are in desperate need for an update, namely:
- Aperture (where is 2.0)
- MacBook Pro (design is getting older by the day (particularly after the release of the Air))
- Mac Pro (design, but not features, which have recently been refreshed)
- Cinema Displays (don't even get me started on that)

Apple might upgrade some of it's Pro line today, but I honestly doubt they will. Their "pro" line is in such a "bad shape" it actually needs a proper and dedicated event (maybe WWDC, but it is not a place for such things, in my opinion).

The worst thing would be a price drop in iTunes and iPhone, since they would be really subborn (not the word I had in mind, you get the idea) to do the same mistake twice (release a product and drop price days after it has been released).

iSync just died on me. That is the only issue I encountered. But I still find it a major issue since I used it a lot (crappy memory myself).

Someone experienced the same issue and can help me find a solution?

I have a K800i (SonyEricsson, no iPhone in Switzerland for the time being).

Hope Apple TV software is coming out quite soon as well.

Anyway...

APPLE FIX MY ISYNC IMMEDIATELY, please.....