AppleInsider StaffIn a tweet on Thursday, Nicholas Allegra, better known by his hacker handle "Comex," announced that he was no longer interning at Apple, ending a one-year stint at the Cupertino company.
So… no point in delaying.As of last week, after about a year, I’m no longer associated with Apple.
— comex (@comex) October 18, 2012
A follow-up tweet explained that Allegra was not fired from Apple, but "forgot to reply to an email," which Fortune discovered to be an offer to continue employment as a remote intern. Comex first joined Apple in August 2011.
“I wasn’t too happy about it, but it didn’t seem like I was able to fix it,†Allegra said, referring to the
rescinded offer. “So that’s what it is.â€
The hacker, who gained legendary status by coding iOS jailbreaking tools like JailbreakMe 2 and JailbreakMe 3, admitted that there was a bit more to the story of his departure from Apple, but declined to comment further. Allegra did say, however, that "it wasn't a bad ending," pointing out that he enjoyed his time in Cupertino.
As for the future, Allegra said he plans to concentrate on his studies at Brown University, adding that he may not be returning to the iOS jailbreaking scene any time soon as it is likely to be a breach of his former contract with Apple.
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DAMN! I didn't know about the contract thing. And that sucks because now Apple has no reason to rehire him since he can't be a jailbreaker now. Where is he going to work? What is going to do?
OT: It'll be interesting to see if iOS 6 can be Jailbroken since it has kernel ASLR.
They didnt want him in the first place they set up this contract because they know what he is capable of and wanted to take him out of the jailbreak community by making it a restriction in his contract
They didn't want him in the first place…
Proof? They "didn't want" to have the guy screwing with their software working for them instead of against them? They ONLY wanted him to stop the against?
Proof? They "didn't want" to have the guy screwing with their software working for them instead of against them? They ONLY wanted him to stop the against?
He was probably a square peg in a round hole at Apple. I've known or interacted with a couple of guys like this. They don't function like the rest of us.