Unlocking a phone isn't illegal. Apple doesn't lose out of this, so I can't see them rushing to redesign the hardware or software. The only loser is AT&T. And one can easily argue that if the provided a good connection product, at a competitive price and backed it up with quality service they'd have nothing to worry about. But, of course, the only reason for all service providers all over the globe to use lock-ins is because the last thing any phone company offers is any of the above.
Apple and AT&T have undoubtedly already discussed what they would do if this happened, as it undoubtedly would, Apple will probably have to pay a fine to AT&T as per contract, or attempt to fix the issue. Most likely though neither side will care much as the majority of users will simply switch to AT&T rather than trying to install an unlocking utility, as this is Apple's whole mantra and reason people buy Apple products, they would much rather pay for convenience and an easy to use device than having to hack, adjust, and tweak it.
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