MICROSOFT RESPONDS TO WINDOWS PHONE 7 JAILBREAK

Hot on the heels of the release of a utility for bypassing the Windows Marketplace and sideloading your own apps, Microsoft has released a brief statement on the state of the Windows Phone 7 hacking community.

"We anticipated that people would attempt to unlock the phones and explore the underlying operating system. We encourage people to use their Windows Phone as supplied by the manufacturer to ensure the best possible user experience. Attempting to unlock a device could void the warranty, disable phone functionality, interrupt access to Windows Phone 7 services or render the phone permanently unusable."

Of course they want to put the fear in people that may consider jailbreak their spanking new WP7 devices with cautions of bricking the phone. It will be interesting to see if Microsoft takes a hands off approach or plays a cat-and-mouse game with jailbreakers ala Apple. [WinRumors]