iPod Touch/iPhone: To Jail Break Or Not To Jail Break?

I’m sure there are a number of people out there who got an iPhone or an iPod Touch for Christmas.

I’m one of them, and I’ve been contemplating whether to jailbreak my iPod Touch.

For one thing I’m thinking of getting an Apple Care Package (ACP) for the iPod Touch. I’ve learned my lesson from my last iPod. A couple of days after my last iPod’s one-year warranty expired, my old iPod’s dock port broke. I took it to the center and they said that replacing it would cost almost the same price as buying a new iPod. So there. If I had bought Apple Care, I’m sure they would have replaced my iPod right then and there.

Anyway, back to the topic. To jailbreak or not to jailbreak.

I’ve read that Jailbreaking voids the warranty. And if I plan to get the ACP then Jail breaking is totally out of the question.

BUT THEN, I’ve read that you can just restore the iPod Touch to factory setting and it’s as good as a fresh iPod.

BUT THEN, I’ve also read that some Apple centers can actually detect what softwares you’ve installed and if they find out you’ve installed the Jail Break, well, then say good bye to your warranty. Hm, I wonder if that even holds any truth to it, haha.

I’m a Mac user, too, so I really don’t see the point of jailbreaking my iPod Touch since it works totally fine with my computer.

I don’t have plans of changing the application and interface skins of the iPod Touch and I absolutely have NO plans of developing an app for the iPod Touch or iPhone either.

So, that really leaves me to ask, why do I have to jail break my iPod Touch?

I would understand jailbreaking an iPhone though since jailbreaking will make the iPhone an open line phone, but with the iPod Touch…

Hmmm….