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Xuzz
on Nov 5, 2011
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Microsoft-approved Windows Phone 7 unlocker goes l...
Even so, they (ChevronWP7) appear to be calling it an "unlock". Just to increase the confusion, I guess.
blntechie
on Nov 5, 2011
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In WP7 world, it's always have been called unlock. The career unlock is called as SIM unlock and this one as developer unlock.
mortenjorck
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It's a confusing verbal inconsistency, to be sure, but I think it is at least preferable to the term "jailbreak" in this context because it is not adversarial in nature to the platform maintainers.
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