The planned release of the software that could potentially unlock Apple’s iPhone has been indefinitely delayed due to fears of a looming lawsuit. Apparently the founder of North Irish company Uniquephones received a phone call from an international law firm on Saturday who supposedly called on behalf of AT&T. The message was simple – if the software was posted, the company would be sued for copyright infringement and distribution of Apple’s intellectual property.
Although all the caller was offering was ‘friendly advice’, the timing of the call and the fact that it was made to a private mobile phone made the message sound rather threatening. So far no official spokesperson of Apple, AT&T or the law firm O’Melveny & Myers could be reached on the matter.
Uniquephones had originally planned to release a software that would enable the iPhone to work with SIM cards from any other carrier. The company has been working on the project since the release of Apple’s handset on June 29th, but a lawsuit with giants like AT&T and Apple would surely destroy the small business. So far Uniquephones has been successfully unlocking mobile devices all over Europe and the
However, plans have only been delayed, not cancelled. The company still plans to release the software eventually although no fixed date has been appointed.
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