They jailbreak them so they can run applications other then the official apple approved ones
Originally Posted by
pittpanther
Which pretty much means porn, doesn't it?
jailbreak apps include custom themes, putting apps into folders (known as categories), adding bluetooth profiles, modifying or accessing parts of the system that are officially off limits, video before the 3gs came out, google voice and also tethering, since at&t refuses to support it despite saying they would.