I'm not sure hiring a cracker like Comex is an easy decision for any big corporation, especially for a company as tidy as Apple. Thanks to him they're probably spending big bucks on legal fees and losing valuable sleeping hours reviewing those exploits (which is a good thing anyway). Not to mention PR headaches he has caused. OTOH, Comex work helps boost iPhone sales among techies. I know people who chose Apple over Android just because they could jailbreak it.
It probably wouldn't be an easy decision for Comex either... I recall that hacker that turned down Sony's offer. What could happen to your hacker freedom once you're at your employer's mercy? And if you leave Apple someday, forget about jailbreaking any other Apple device for as long as you live due NDA's and all the legal stuff he would have sign.
It probably wouldn't be an easy decision for Comex either... I recall that hacker that turned down Sony's offer. What could happen to your hacker freedom once you're at your employer's mercy? And if you leave Apple someday, forget about jailbreaking any other Apple device for as long as you live due NDA's and all the legal stuff he would have sign.