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Estimating the Jailbreak population for iPhone and iPod touch
iPhone Atlas posts that AppSnapp, the 1.1.1 jailbreak site, has been used more than 1 million times. Now, of course, that does not mean that there are more than 1 million jailbroken iPhones and iPod touches out there, it just means that the procedure has been run that many times. I know that my two units account for at least a dozen uses of the site but I'm guessing that I'm at the high end of per-unit applications of the exploit.
For some additional numbers on jailbreak penetration, turn to Shaun Erickson's blog. Shaun runs STE Packaging, one of the two main iPhone software repositories. His top 25 downloads list is headed by OpenSSH, with almost a half million downloads, and Apollo IM with 350,000. Multiple downloads (an important consideration after firmware upgrades and system restores) may be offset by the fact that not every user downloads every package. It looks like it's fairly safe to say that several hundred thousand units have been jailbroken and are running third party applications. The AppSnapp site suggests even higher numbers. Since the exploit is limited to the 1.1.1 firmware, it eliminates having to account for re-downloads due to firmware upgrades.
Thanks Drudge
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Think Adrian said 1:59PM on 12-07-2007
It could also mean that 100 000 people had problems and tried to install it 10 times each :D
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Russell said 2:27PM on 12-07-2007
The most disturbing part of these numbers is how many people must still have un-jailbroken iPhones. What a waste.
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Carlos said 6:56PM on 12-07-2007
It does seem quite right. I know in Mexico, the iPhone is being sold quite well. Yes, although in Mexico the iPhone is not "officially on the market", there are thousands of people who have one. There are even stores that sell the iPhones unlocked for $800. Since that is the only viable possibility to use an iPhone over there, it seems reasonable to me. By the way, those stores have always 50 iPhones in stock and there are people who charge for unlocking the iPhone...
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starkruzr said 4:50PM on 12-08-2007
We are legion! Mwahahaha!
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Dorv said 9:38PM on 12-08-2007
I'm one of those people who haven't yet gotten around to hacking my iPhone. I've got 1.1.1.2, so I don't want to jump through all of the hoops. I really don't see the upside. I know there are some nice apps to add, but none of which I would use on a regular basis.
Now, give me a much more fully featured email program, and I would jump through whatever hoops I needed to.
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Jon said 10:27AM on 12-10-2007
I have a problem with my IP address. I am trying to install the I phone applications on my I pod touch, but my problem is with the IP and the Win SCP or the CuteFTP 8 programs. Sorry but is my first time, and I am a little lost, jeje.
Thanks all!! What can I do?
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FSDA said 10:45AM on 12-26-2007
DOES THIS WORK FOR THE IPHONE
ALSO WHEN I GOT TO jailbreak.toc2rta.com
INSTEAD OF CRASHING SAFARI IT HAS A
BLUE QUESTIONMARK AND JUST STAYS THERE.
PLEASE HELP!
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Henry said 8:32PM on 2-16-2008
Im new w/ this gadget (itouch) i wonder if there's a way to get yahoo msgr in here...how??
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