RIP Jailbreakers Ripdev
October 27th, 2009
Ripdev–best known for developing Installer–have decided that they’re done with jailbreaking. On a message on their website, the devs say:
It’s been a great two years, but unfortunately, the time has come for Ripdev to close its doors. There are many reasons for this, most of which we probably will never disclose (unless we are forced to). The important thing is that due to circumstances we will likely be unable to support the titles we have created over the years further. They will be perfectly operatable on the firmware versions they were created for, and you will be able to download and use them — but they will no longer be supported and updated.
Repdev are best known for their work on Installer, which was one of the first jailbreak app stores, though eventually Cydia became more popular. The reasons for Repdev’s sudden stop in development are still hazy, but if you view the source code of their goodbye message (as spotted by iPhone Canada), you get a little more info about a business deal gone awry.
Hey there, fellow page source viewer! Unfortunately, there’s nothing interesting here, other than that we are very, very sad about the fact the things turned that way. Here’s a bit of advise: don’t blindly trust your business partners – one day it may turn out that they will steal a year’s worth income of the company and create another one, leaving you without possibility to control what you have been creating for several years.
[via Just Another iPhone Blog]
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