<p>The new iOS jailbreak tool evasi0n has been used by millions of iOS owners to remove the limitations that Apple placedfor security and anti-piracy reasonson the mobile platform.</p><p>But what are jailbreakers hoping to achieve from jailbreaking their iPhones and iPads?</p><p>Look at the numbers. It has been reported that the evasi0n jailbreak tool was used to unlock more than 7 million devices in the first four days following its release. That's a lot of new jailbreakers, but it is not unexpected given that evasi0n was the first tool to be able to unlock the iPhone 5, iPad 4, iPad mini, and the fifth-generation iPod touch.</p><p>Since their release, Apple has sold millions of these devices, and a good proportion of these are going to have ended up in the hands of people who had previously owned a jailbroken iOS device.</p><p><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/why-do-iphone-and-ipad-users-jailbreak-freedom-7000011114/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/appsblog/2013/feb/11/best-iphone-ipad-apps-marie-claire">30 best iPhone and iPad apps this week</a> (The Guardian (blog))</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=d-E2tlK8Gr8FVnMMFw7r-kG3t48qM&ned=us">6 additional articles.</a></p>