MS strikes deal with WP7 jailbreakers

The team working on the ChevronWP7 jailbreaking tool has discontinued it after contact was made by Microsoft to integrate its homebrewing options directly into the main operation system. 

According to a report on TechEye, the ChevronWP7 developers were contacted by Brandon Watson, Director of Developer Experience for Windows Phone 7 at Microsoft about bringing some of the jailbreak features into the main OS.

“Earlier today, we were contacted by Brandon Watson, Director of Developer Experience for Windows Phone 7, to discuss the ChevronWP7 unlocking tool,” said the team in a statement. “Through this discussion, we established a mutual understanding of our intent to enable homebrew opportunities and to open the Windows Phone 7 platform for broader access to developers and users.”

The developers decided to stop working on the jailbreak to speed up discussions with Microsoft.

“To pursue these goals with Microsoft’s support, Brandon Watson has agreed to engage in further discussions with us about officially facilitating homebrew development on WP7. To fast-track discussions, we are discontinuing the unlocking tool effective immediately,” the studio continued.

“We are excited to explore the opportunity to become more involved with the shaping of the platform and to build a feedback channel for developers around the world.”

You can read the full statement from ChevronWP7 here.