I’m looking forward to the counterargument. I can’t think of a single angle that is pro-Android on this one.
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Originally Posted by peter02l
Millions affected. Not a single one complains. And no lawsuits! And yet some of these Android users (who don't even own an iPhone 4) are constantly finding a new thing about the iPhone to carp about.
It is amazing that one modern mobile OS gets denigrate for even the simplest slip up and the other modern mobile OS can make huge errors in design that are well known to fail and barely anyone will ever know it existed despite the number of people it affects.
It's strangely quite on this thread ... no DaHarder ... no Ireland .... no extreme (altho' sometimes he actually says something worthwhile) .... no 8CoreWhore. NO TROLLS!
So this is what paradise feels like. Enjoy it while we can .... they'll all be back soon.
Android. The new "Windows" for the mobile environment. Time to start including even more crapware like anti-malware, anti-virus, anti-everything just like its Windows counterpart.
No issues with the 3 Android phones and two Android tablets in my home, but the spouse's iPhone 4 appears to be dropping calls a bit more than usual today (as indicated by her angrily exclaiming as much upon walking through the door this evening), and the old iPhone 3g didn't take too kindly to that last firmware update.
No issues with the 3 Android phones and two Android tablets in my home, but the spouse's iPhone 4 appears to be dropping calls a bit more than usual today (as indicated by her angrily exclaiming as much upon walking through the door this evening), and the old iPhone 3g didn't take too kindly to that last firmware update.
Android. The new "Windows" for the mobile environment. Time to start including even more crapware like anti-malware, anti-virus, anti-everything just like its Windows counterpart.
Don't forget the clueless who won't pick up on what you just said.
I?m looking forward to the counterargument. I can?t think of a single angle that is pro-Android on this one.
It is amazing that one modern mobile OS gets denigrate for even the simplest slip up and the other modern mobile OS can make huge errors in design that are well known to fail and barely anyone will ever know it existed despite the number of people it affects.
I think I know the argument Android fanboys will spout: "They should've checked the source code! It's their own fault they didn't. Noobs! I want Android to be mainstream but want it to remain exclusive to tech nerds as well! Just like Linux!" And yet, Apple users are called the elitists.
Seriously though, I feel bad for all the Android users (who aren't fanboys and most likely only use an Android because their network doesn't have an iPhone) whose information has been compromised in the name of OPEN.
Android. The new "Windows" for the mobile environment. Time to start including even more crapware like anti-malware, anti-virus, anti-everything just like its Windows counterpart.
Well, they do love to bleat about how this is the Mac/PC wars all over. I guess they're trying to imitate the PC as much as possible, down to the insecurity of the platform and even the contempt its users have for it!
"Hering said in a press conference afterward that he believes both Google and Apple are on top of policing their app stores, particularly when there are known malware problems with apps."
"Hering said in a press conference afterward that he believes both Google and Apple are on top of policing their app stores, particularly when there are known malware problems with apps."
Unbelievable Indeed - Not!
enjoying the "wallpaper" on your android phone yet?
This can/will happen to the iPhone one day. It's inevitable. But I do like the fact that there's a company doing their best to prevent such a thing from happening.
The schadenfreude being expressed here may well haunt a few posters in the future since the report cited points out that the app concerned did exactly what it was meant to, much like the "flashlight" app from Apple's AppStore.
Both had hidden functionality that the stores' respective app police failed to spot. How did that happen? Who can say.
What it does show is that there's no guarantee on either platform that the app you downloaded, digitally signed or not, won't have a payload that does something that you didn't agree to. And that payload might conceivably compromise your personal info.
The "Flashlight" app wasn't discovered by Apple. In order to deliver its benefits to the end user, the user needed to know how to access it, and once the info was out there, it was only a matter of time before somebody blogged it. That's how Apple became aware of it, and subsequently pulled it.
That app, for those unfamiliar with it, enabled tethering on the iPhone. A rather innocuous payload to be sure, but still forbidden by Apple. It could quite easily have been far less benign though, and there's no guarantee that there's not a smarthone app already doing the self same thing with your privacy right now. On either platform.
However, having pointed out what ought to have been obvious to everybody who bothered reading the report, the real kicker is that my iPhone likely puts me at as much risk of data theft as any smartphone user out there, and that fact is rather less deserving of glee and much more deserving of caution. Especially using free app downloads.
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Love to see the fandroids response to this...
I’m looking forward to the counterargument. I can’t think of a single angle that is pro-Android on this one.
Millions affected. Not a single one complains. And no lawsuits! And yet some of these Android users (who don't even own an iPhone 4) are constantly finding a new thing about the iPhone to carp about.
It is amazing that one modern mobile OS gets denigrate for even the simplest slip up and the other modern mobile OS can make huge errors in design that are well known to fail and barely anyone will ever know it existed despite the number of people it affects.
Press conference!!! And free bumpers for everybody!!!
how about free iPhone 4s for Android users who downloaded this crap?
So this is what paradise feels like. Enjoy it while we can .... they'll all be back soon.
no extreme (altho' sometimes he actually says something worthwhile) ...
I no longer see Extreme as trolling. All the posts from him that I’ve read, for months now (at least), have been thoughtful and balanced.
Oh Well... I guess we're just Android-Lucky
No issues with the 3 Android phones and two Android tablets in my home, but the spouse's iPhone 4 appears to be dropping calls a bit more than usual today (as indicated by her angrily exclaiming as much upon walking through the door this evening), and the old iPhone 3g didn't take too kindly to that last firmware update.
Oh Well... I guess we're just Android-Lucky
Enjoy your spyware
Android. The new "Windows" for the mobile environment. Time to start including even more crapware like anti-malware, anti-virus, anti-everything just like its Windows counterpart.
Don't forget the clueless who won't pick up on what you just said.
I?m looking forward to the counterargument. I can?t think of a single angle that is pro-Android on this one.
It is amazing that one modern mobile OS gets denigrate for even the simplest slip up and the other modern mobile OS can make huge errors in design that are well known to fail and barely anyone will ever know it existed despite the number of people it affects.
I think I know the argument Android fanboys will spout: "They should've checked the source code! It's their own fault they didn't. Noobs! I want Android to be mainstream but want it to remain exclusive to tech nerds as well! Just like Linux!" And yet, Apple users are called the elitists.
Seriously though, I feel bad for all the Android users (who aren't fanboys and most likely only use an Android because their network doesn't have an iPhone) whose information has been compromised in the name of OPEN.
No Jacket Required...but you better wear a condom
Motorola DROID X - No Jacket Required!
...but the hacker in China sure likes the $2,000 leather jacket he bought himself with your stolen CC number!
Android. The new "Windows" for the mobile environment. Time to start including even more crapware like anti-malware, anti-virus, anti-everything just like its Windows counterpart.
Well, they do love to bleat about how this is the Mac/PC wars all over. I guess they're trying to imitate the PC as much as possible, down to the insecurity of the platform and even the contempt its users have for it!
unbelievable ROFL!
http://mobile.venturebeat.com/2010/0...d-by-millions/
"Hering said in a press conference afterward that he believes both Google and Apple are on top of policing their app stores, particularly when there are known malware problems with apps."
Unbelievable Indeed - Not!
"Hering said in a press conference afterward that he believes both Google and Apple are on top of policing their app stores, particularly when there are known malware problems with apps."
Unbelievable Indeed - Not!
enjoying the "wallpaper" on your android phone yet?
Can anyone tell me how an application with Phone Info permission can read SMS's, history bookmarks, voice mail password?
well we (iPhone owners) wouldn't know. ask DaHarder
Enjoy your spyware
Darnit davesw,
I was just thinking, "Not a troll in sight. Perhaps I don't have to have an ignore list." Then you responded to Da Harder, which defeats my 'ignore'.
Thank you.
Though it was good while it lasted.
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enjoying the "wallpaper" on your android phone yet?
Yes, very much so as they're all from my own personal photo collection...
Both had hidden functionality that the stores' respective app police failed to spot. How did that happen? Who can say.
What it does show is that there's no guarantee on either platform that the app you downloaded, digitally signed or not, won't have a payload that does something that you didn't agree to. And that payload might conceivably compromise your personal info.
The "Flashlight" app wasn't discovered by Apple. In order to deliver its benefits to the end user, the user needed to know how to access it, and once the info was out there, it was only a matter of time before somebody blogged it. That's how Apple became aware of it, and subsequently pulled it.
Click for info.
That app, for those unfamiliar with it, enabled tethering on the iPhone. A rather innocuous payload to be sure, but still forbidden by Apple. It could quite easily have been far less benign though, and there's no guarantee that there's not a smarthone app already doing the self same thing with your privacy right now. On either platform.
However, having pointed out what ought to have been obvious to everybody who bothered reading the report, the real kicker is that my iPhone likely puts me at as much risk of data theft as any smartphone user out there, and that fact is rather less deserving of glee and much more deserving of caution. Especially using free app downloads.
Let's be careful out there.