A couple weeks ago, the iPhone Dev Team released a method for "jailbreaking", or unlocking the iPhone 1.1.1 requiring nearly seventy steps, involving knowledge of command-line and SSH protocols. Subsequently, other projects updated their Mac-only software that automated the process of unlocking phones to allow third-party applications to work again on the iPhone. Windows users, however, were left without an easy method to return their iBrick to its former glory.
Now, iDemocracy hopes to bridge the gap for Windows users. Designed as an open-source C# app, it automates most of the process of "jailbreaking" and installing third party iPhone apps even on phones running Apple's latest firmware.
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iDemocracy simplifies the process of a complicated hack so that even the common PC-user could do it with ease. The maximum user interaction required is the downgrading of firmware, but iDemocracy guides the user through every step of that as well. You will need to install the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 to run it, as well as iTunes.