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Apple Can Nuke Apps on your iPhone Remotely | ZDNet.com
News Type: Event — Seeded on Thu Aug 7, 2008 9:08 AM EDT
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Is this something to be outraged about? Yes, it's creepy that iPhone can phone home and deactivate your apps, but the risk-reward is clearly in Apple's favor.
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{"commentId":2388673,"authorDomain":"jcatom"}
Apple operates in its own universe. Just imagine if Microsoft had a blacklist of apps and could nuke software remotely.
Even if Apple doesn't abuse this, I still don't like it.
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#1 - Thu Aug 7, 2008 9:12 AM EDT{"commentId":2435531,"authorDomain":"eriqalan"}
have you never read up on Microsoft's OS? They can and do nuke apps that, in their opinion, interfere with Windows. Microsoft has been doing this for years; check out the EULA and PUR
{"commentId":2435531,"threadId":"327413","contentId":"1727924","authorDomain":"eriqalan"}
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{"commentId":2435724,"authorDomain":"jcatom"}
I'm a Windows at work, MacOS at home guy...but, used to be a MacOS at work and home guy, so I've never really taken that hard of a look at Microsoft's wicked ways ;-) I'm not surprised though.
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{"commentId":2390089,"authorDomain":"jennifer-troupe"}
quick--- find a lead-lined fridge for your iphone!
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#2 - Thu Aug 7, 2008 11:29 AM EDT{"commentId":2391689,"authorDomain":"masternav"}
lol - what about the engine you have in your car - you don't get any choice about that - yet the dealer can replace the whole engine if it feels like it wants to - just make the mistake of returning your car there for a recall. Lot's of other places where you don't have much if any choices about what a manufacturer or service delivery company does for you.
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