Here is more about the current freny surrounding unlocking the iPhone from businessweek.com
AT&T and Apple may face an uphill battle prosecuting hackers who untether the iPhone from the AT&T wireless network.
Since the release of the iPhone, and the subsequent disappointment and frustration that new owners of the iPhone have experienced by being locked into the AT&T network, the race has been on to crack the iPhone. Now it seems there are results popping up on the net. There has even been talk of people profiting from this by selling the unlocking codes, accompanied by talk of legal action.
At the moment it does look like round one to the hackers, and the owners. People will have the option to use their phone as they wish.
