I think the editor got confused or ADD or something. The title of the article should have been:
"Delayed Android May Boost Apple's Control (of the Smartphone Market)"

Just to clarify...people on ATT's network can jailbreak their iPhone's without unlocking them. Considering Apple isn't allowing for true background processes with the SDK, there may still be a huge jailbreaking/homebrew scene after the 3G iPhone drops.

I will trade in teh iPhone if it is on a solid hardware platform.

"What would happen to the actual developers of the hacked iPhone?"
No, they wont turn to Android, they are just sell or give they software in the APP store. Why would they want to learn a new platform if they are already expert in the iPhone? they are just publish their software in the APP store and presto! May be a few application wont pass the blessing of Steve Jobs, but I have a hacked iPhone and there is a tons of applications that surely will be accepted by Apple because they don't mess with Apple plans.


With Symbian being a free and open source mobile operating system, I don't think that Apple's control freakary is going to be able to help Android much.

Android's best hope is to drive WIndows Mobile out of business as the main, though minor, rival to Symbian.