Τρίτη 8 Ιανουαρίου 2013

Microsoft applauds Windows RT jailbreaker, hints at future fix

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Microsoft's Windows RT operating system finally got its very own jailbreak earlier this week and now the Redmond-based software giant has responded and applauded those involved. While Microsoft debates the usability of the jailbreak, a spokesperson was quick to "applaud the ingenuity of the folks who worked this out and the hard work they did to document it," in a statement to The Verge today.

The process involved for running desktop apps on Windows RT is fairly complex, and Microsoft acknowledges that it's "not something the average user could, or reasonably would, leverage as it requires local access to a system, local administration rights and a debugger in order to work." The company is also not guaranteeing that the vulnerability...

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