Posts by hill60

Quote: Originally Posted by d4NjvRzf    You know, I've sometimes wondered why sideloading is considered unacceptable on smartphones and tablets when it has almost always been how one installs programs on...

Quote: Originally Posted by KDarling  Oh for goodness' sake.   1) Newbies cannot accidentally sideload an app.  They have to first go find and purposely turn on "Load from unknown sources" and on...

Quote: Originally Posted by dasanman69  I loved and hated XP, it was the mother magnet of malware. My friend would get malware without ever visiting any questionable sites. Vista along with Chrome has all but...

Quote: Originally Posted by dasanman69  Not entirely true. The apps I have sideloaded were recommended on XDA, and various other sites. Side loading by default is off and many devices do not allow the user to change...

Quote: Originally Posted by dasanman69  You act like one has to write a thesis on a app before installing it. No research needs to be done. Think of it like ebay, you search a item you want to buy and 2 sellers pop up,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ochyming      blah, blah, blah.   Don't care, don't care, don't care.   America where companies are penalised for doing business in a way that has...

Quote: Originally Posted by RichL    Yes, because encouraging competition on a level playing field is anti-capitalist, right?   Like the playing field which was doing fine at levelling itself,...

I hear a train whistle, the railway is ready to depart. All the way to the gulags, in the Soviet Socialist United States of America, where Government regulation controls the market.

Quote:Originally Posted by Pendergast If Apple knew is irrelevant. When you purchase a phone from Apple, they warrant that it will work for at least a year. That's it. That's their promise. By purchasing it, you are saying you are...

Quote:Originally Posted by Tallest Skil "I manhandle my possessions. I broke my Power button. I demand a replacement for free for breaking both my possession and my warranty." ...oh yeah and 5 million dollars too. My iPhone 4 still...