This is what you get when you try to build up too much hype before actually doing anything. If they would have just put the hack up for download, then showed everyone the video proving they could do it, ATT wouldn't have had the chance to stop them prior to releasing it, and would have had to file a legal injunction to get them to stop. Chances are it would not have been granted since there are no clear cut legal guidelines for unlocking a device you own.
“We're grateful that RIM has finally decided to pay some attention to the sizable number of non-PC users that have been stuck with poor alternatives for way too long.”
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This is what you get when you try to build up too much hype before actually doing anything. If they would have just put the hack up for download, then showed everyone the video proving they could do it, ATT wouldn't have had the chance to stop them prior to releasing it, and would have had to file a legal injunction to get them to stop. Chances are it would not have been granted since there are no clear cut legal guidelines for unlocking a device you own.