I think Apple is pissed at all the hacking that is going on on there equipment. The main reason they want full control is because if a user buys and activated through itunes on an iPhone AT&T plan then Apple recievs about 20% of the bill each month as reiduals. This is a huge loss for Apple if they can’t get their money. So what i think Apple will do is slowley release better features with more updates untill the hacking community cann’t break the code and jailbreak the phones any longer.

In 5 days we will see the next version of the iphone firmware with many new features. Ver 1.1.3 has been leaked but will hackers be able to break the code? So far no one can. I’m sure Apple has done lots of studying on how to release a version that wont be able to be hacked. I sure hope that one day someone can jailbreak this new version but it doesn’t look like it. I myself have a jailbroken iPhone and would really benefit especially from the native SMS mult-recipient message feature.

“The iPhone Book (Scott Kelby, Terry White) This is a great book for learning how to do something with your iPhone. Every page is a self-contained “how to” for a different subject - and no function of the iPhone goes undescribed, with screen shots and exact directions. Some pages also have extra tips or work-arounds for things, like making a slide show with music, that you’d think were already built-in functions. Where there are difference when interacting with a Mac or a PC, these are pointed out too.

The book is divided into chapters for each of the different major functions of the iPhone - web surfing, photos, iPod features, etc. - and oh yeah, I think you can make and receive phone calls on it, too. The organization and complete Table of Contents make it very easy to find exactly the help you’re looking for.