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"Here's more reasons why Apple will only increase its control over the ability to unlock iPhones: more \"official\" third-party applications may be on the way.  As allowing phones to be unlocked would prove dire for the licensed use of third-party games and content, its unlikely that Apple will b letting up on this end anytime soon.  \nRight now, Apple is reportedly working with several partners for the provision of games and other applications to be used on both your iPhone and iPod.  EA Games is one company that's working on a new lineup to be sold for the iPhone and iPod operating systems.  No other partners have been revealed.  This tactic is similar to what T-Mobile did with the Sidekick device, enabling developers to create applications for the mobile phone and offered as options to consumers.  This was done in conjunction with Danger, which does a good amount of development for backend tools used in various handhelds.  Apple has even brought in some of Dangers Sidekick OS creators in order to aid in the architecture for the iPhone.  \nAny applications that are offered from these major third-party players will likely be sold through iTunes, and not through AT&amp;T.  This is opposite of the approach T-Mobile took, which sold content directly.  MySpace has recently launched a Sidekick-compatible version of its network, in conjunction with Danger.\n[via 9 to 5 mac]"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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