I was going to use this graphic on the original story,
in which Apple modified the bootrom in new 3GSes to make them resistant to current exploits,
but Greg had already written it up.
But now, as Wired clarifies what was pretty much clear from the start
(it only protects against the current exploit), it has found a new place to shine.

This is the great circle of mods, people.
I can’t think of a single device that has been definitively protected from hacking.
Although we give Apple an “B” for effort (Sony gets the “A” for its relentless PSP updates),
the Sisyphean task of protecting a popular device from hackers is hardly worth pursuing any more.

So WinMo 6.5 is just about to break, and of course,
like any company launching a new product,
Microsoft would like all the news and handsets
and what have you to hit at the same time
— overpowering your senses and causing you to speak in tongues.

But that won’t happen,
first because most of the details of the new OS
and phones are pretty well-known,
and second because an AT&T store just sold a Pure (i.e. a Touch Diamond 2) to someone at Mobility Digest. Oops!

There’s not a lot to say — it’s a launch phone and it looks solid,
but it’s not the most exciting handset we’ll be seeing with 6.5 on it.
It’s looks kind of brickish, actually.
I’ll leave the reviewing to more able hands,
but the pricing is confirmed by a commenter as follows:

$149.99 w/ 2-year contract, after $50 mail-in rebate
$349.99 no-commitment
$30/month data plan required

Indeed. Stop by your local AT&T and maybe you’ll get lucky too.

[Via WMPowerUser]