Apart from the pirate modified copy of angry birds? Or did you miss that? Regardless, I hope the public sue the shit out of these retailers for putting them in harms way. Or, do you think they can stand back like Microsoft and just say "you need antivirus"?
Nice to see you sitting back on your high horse whilst others suffer. I assume you are also part of the camp who watch starving Africans and say "meh, they are at fault because they choose to stay there".
Go f**k yourself.
(Mods... you can boot me if you wish... but anyone who uses starving people for a cheap shot deserves even more abuse than this imho.)
I bought some "Oakley" sunglasses for $5 from a street vendor in downtown Bangkok years ago. A few hours later while boarding the plane to go home, they broke. They just snapped. $5 for a few hours of use down the drain.
Now, somewhere in China, a "corporation" built those crappy knockoffs. I knew I wasn't getting the real thing. Corporations like those don't care about their products being safe or useful. I wanted something cheap and I got (less than) what I paid for.
I'm not a victim. I'm just an idiot.
Next time go to the Oakley vault. You can find heavily discounted Oakleys there.
Yeah sorry but anyone who buys these things are just plain ignorant and deserve the discomforts. Especially when Amazon now has Kindled starting at 100 bucks. This story is nothing but click bait.
So now it's perfectly fine to prey on the ignorant and sell them defective-by-design products with known security issues that will never be solved.
If I go out to buy furniture and I have a choice between a $200 couch and a $500 couch but I take the $200 to save money... you sure as hell won't find me complaining about the legs falling off of it a year later. Maybe some people are that stupid but I have always known that when you buy cheap crap there are always going to be problems with it that are not apparent to the eye.
Victims? What bullshit.
Buying a cheap couch that falls apart is a little different than buying a device that purports to be a tablet but actually functions as a sophisticated spy device, particularly when its being sold by somewhat reputable retailers like Best Buy.
This is not just cheap fit and finish, it's sophisticated, predatory fraud. If you bought a $5 night light or smoke detector at a major retailer, you wouldn't expect it to spy on your family. Stop making excuses for terrible products and irresponsible retailers just because Google is tangentially involved.
Are you going to call him a cheap bum after he bought a $3,799 iMac only because he prefers an Android phone?
I've explained this numerous times in the past to people who object to my Android observations, but I will quickly explain once again.
There are always a few exceptions to the rule. I am not talking about those people, and I don't really care about those people. I am talking about Android in general, and as Corrections pointed out in a previous post, the legacy of Android is cheap junk and garbage. What your friend does doesn't really matter. Anecdotal evidence has very little relevance, and it clouds people's minds, causing them to be unable to see the bigger picture.
I believe that the vast majority of Android users use Android not because they are technical experts with vast amounts of money who chose Android after careful deliberation, but they chose Android simply because it was the cheapest of the cheap.
It wouldn't matter if the richest person in the world uses an Android phone. That doesn't change what Android is and what the vast majority of Android users are.
Buying a cheap couch that falls apart is a little different than buying a device that purports to be a tablet but actually functions as a sophisticated spy device, particularly when its being sold by somewhat reputable retailers like Best Buy.
This is not just cheap fit and finish, it's sophisticated, predatory fraud. If you bought a $5 night light or smoke detector at a major retailer, you wouldn't expect it to spy on your family. Stop making excuses for terrible products and irresponsible retailers just because Google is tangentially involved.
Unfortunately, 'cheap' often goes with 'harmful.' There are all kinds of good reasons for why the two are associated.
It's the same thing with the fake, counterfeit Apple chargers.
If somebody buys an iPhone charger for $2.50 from a street vendor, then they shouldn't be surprised if they eventually end up as a story on AppleInsider, after they get electrocuted while using their fake charger.
Certain people are always willing to sacrifice safety and security just to save a couple of dollars.
I wasn't talking about Android users or even Android Tablets in general. There are some pretty decent Android based tablets on the market, the Amazon Kindle 7 or 8.9 HDX, Sony's Z2, especially their new Z3 Compact, Nvidia's Shield, even the new Nokia N1 for only $250 is stacking up to be a really decent machine, especially for the price. I'm referring to these under $100 monstrosities that serve no purpose other than to give people headaches. Anyone who purchases them are simply ignorant to the technology that their getting into, this is still no excuse. You really shouldn't say that most Android users are ignorant, in my experience I've actually found more people less knowledgeable to computers that own iPads than I did with those who use Android, but at least they had the common sense to still buy an iPad over this garbage. Owning an iPad doesn't make you smarter, just means you had to money to do so. Those who can't afford an iPad can still find a decent tablet for $200, anything less than that and they really shouldn't bother.
You very nicely put what I've been trying to put into words for a long time. Nice.
People buy a *cheap* Android device because one or more of the following:
- Don't like Apple products
- Liked the attractive price (what snagged me 4 times to buy and have issues with all 4)
- Like Android over iOS (don't ask me why)
- Don't have the money for an iPad
- Think the iPad is limited due to lack of VGA ports and whatnot
You very nicely put what I've been trying to put into words for a long time. Nice.
People buy a *cheap* Android device because one or more of the following:
- Don't like Apple products
- Liked the attractive price (what snagged me 4 times to buy and have issues with all 4)
- Like Android over iOS (don't ask me why)
- Don't have the money for an iPad
- Think the iPad is limited due to lack of VGA ports and whatnot
- Mostly want something cheap for reading
You forgot
-Think that a cheaply priced tablet is a good gift to give.
It's the same thing with the fake, counterfeit Apple chargers.
If it's "the same" then anyone making a CE purchase from Best Buy, WalMart, Target, Fry's, or any other big retailer in the US should also not expect to get malware pre-loaded on their devices just as those stores can't sell illegal, counterfeit, Chinese knockoffs of Apple products. Thank you for finally seeing the light.
Exactly, you think they deserve the malware. Thank you for stating it all on a single line. I saw no one deserves any malware on a device they buy from a corporation.
This reminds me of an incident a while back at a client-site. A tech approached me complaining that his tablet couldn't connect to the WiFi network. The tablet he handed me was some cheap-shit Chinese knockoff-tablet that with the exception of it being all plastic, looked like an iPad. Cheapa$$ bought it online for $60. The tablet was so painful to use, it was more an old palm-pilot tactile-style screen than a "touch" screen. After an hour of troubleshooting, I gave up. Nothing worked on that tablet. He blamed the WiFi network, until I pulled-out my iPad and connected with zero issues. I asked him why he didn't at least buy something more remotely better, like a Galaxy tablet and he looked at me straight-faced and said those were too expensive. I responded that between my time wasted, and his, he could have purchased a quality tablet and be done with it. To this day, he still couldn't get his money back because the company was based in China and essentially told him he was on his own.
So you get what you pay for. If you can't afford the real thing, you're better off not buying crap to begin with.
Shame on these manufacturers for putting out sheer garbage. The consumer as well shares a lot of the blame as well. I've heard time-and-time again from non-tech-savvy people that they bought their $50 tablet because they were told "The salesguy said it's just like an iPad, just cheaper!". Well... serves them right, and I essentially walk away from them.
The sad part is that there are resources being put in to build this junk, which ends up becoming landfill-material. Is this the pride-and-joy of the Chinese knockoff community? Keep churning out junk cuz buying 5 tablets is still cheaper than an iPad? Really?
The security on these things is so bad that I wouldn'T allow them to connect to ANY corporate network EVER.
The people purchasing these items have no idea of the problems. Some on here blame them, that is NOT fair and in no way is the buyer's fault. Android should control this but they don't that is the simple end to it! W.
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Oh, so the malware is now fine to have so long as you don't do any online banking?
Absolutely... if you pay $69 for a tablet.
I didn't miss that, and that's not malware.
Nice to see you sitting back on your high horse whilst others suffer. I assume you are also part of the camp who watch starving Africans and say "meh, they are at fault because they choose to stay there".
Go f**k yourself.
(Mods... you can boot me if you wish... but anyone who uses starving people for a cheap shot deserves even more abuse than this imho.)
Next time go to the Oakley vault. You can find heavily discounted Oakleys there.
This could be a great new marketing angle for Samsung.
BUY OUR TABLETS. YOU CAN’T DO ANYTHING ON THEM YOU’D WANT TO DO!
Unless you bought it to watch movies or listen to songs on Youtube. Not bad for $69.
Unfortunately, 'cheap' often goes with 'harmful.' There are all kinds of good reasons for why the two are associated.
Yeah sorry but anyone who buys these things are just plain ignorant and deserve the discomforts. Especially when Amazon now has Kindled starting at 100 bucks. This story is nothing but click bait.
So now it's perfectly fine to prey on the ignorant and sell them defective-by-design products with known security issues that will never be solved.
Good to know.
If I go out to buy furniture and I have a choice between a $200 couch and a $500 couch but I take the $200 to save money... you sure as hell won't find me complaining about the legs falling off of it a year later. Maybe some people are that stupid but I have always known that when you buy cheap crap there are always going to be problems with it that are not apparent to the eye.
Victims? What bullshit.
Buying a cheap couch that falls apart is a little different than buying a device that purports to be a tablet but actually functions as a sophisticated spy device, particularly when its being sold by somewhat reputable retailers like Best Buy.
This is not just cheap fit and finish, it's sophisticated, predatory fraud. If you bought a $5 night light or smoke detector at a major retailer, you wouldn't expect it to spy on your family. Stop making excuses for terrible products and irresponsible retailers just because Google is tangentially involved.
So now it's perfectly fine to prey on the ignorant and sell them defective-by-design products with known security issues that will never be solved.
Good to know.
This has been going on for thousands of years. One of the first phrases for the term, " you get what you pay for" was...
"Don't be an ass when buying an ass!"
Are you going to call him a cheap bum after he bought a $3,799 iMac only because he prefers an Android phone?
I've explained this numerous times in the past to people who object to my Android observations, but I will quickly explain once again.
There are always a few exceptions to the rule. I am not talking about those people, and I don't really care about those people. I am talking about Android in general, and as Corrections pointed out in a previous post, the legacy of Android is cheap junk and garbage. What your friend does doesn't really matter. Anecdotal evidence has very little relevance, and it clouds people's minds, causing them to be unable to see the bigger picture.
I believe that the vast majority of Android users use Android not because they are technical experts with vast amounts of money who chose Android after careful deliberation, but they chose Android simply because it was the cheapest of the cheap.
It wouldn't matter if the richest person in the world uses an Android phone. That doesn't change what Android is and what the vast majority of Android users are.
Buying a cheap couch that falls apart is a little different than buying a device that purports to be a tablet but actually functions as a sophisticated spy device, particularly when its being sold by somewhat reputable retailers like Best Buy.
This is not just cheap fit and finish, it's sophisticated, predatory fraud. If you bought a $5 night light or smoke detector at a major retailer, you wouldn't expect it to spy on your family. Stop making excuses for terrible products and irresponsible retailers just because Google is tangentially involved.
Wake me up when the class action lawsuit starts.
Unfortunately, 'cheap' often goes with 'harmful.' There are all kinds of good reasons for why the two are associated.
It's the same thing with the fake, counterfeit Apple chargers.
If somebody buys an iPhone charger for $2.50 from a street vendor, then they shouldn't be surprised if they eventually end up as a story on AppleInsider, after they get electrocuted while using their fake charger.
Certain people are always willing to sacrifice safety and security just to save a couple of dollars.
I wasn't talking about Android users or even Android Tablets in general. There are some pretty decent Android based tablets on the market, the Amazon Kindle 7 or 8.9 HDX, Sony's Z2, especially their new Z3 Compact, Nvidia's Shield, even the new Nokia N1 for only $250 is stacking up to be a really decent machine, especially for the price. I'm referring to these under $100 monstrosities that serve no purpose other than to give people headaches. Anyone who purchases them are simply ignorant to the technology that their getting into, this is still no excuse. You really shouldn't say that most Android users are ignorant, in my experience I've actually found more people less knowledgeable to computers that own iPads than I did with those who use Android, but at least they had the common sense to still buy an iPad over this garbage. Owning an iPad doesn't make you smarter, just means you had to money to do so. Those who can't afford an iPad can still find a decent tablet for $200, anything less than that and they really shouldn't bother.
You very nicely put what I've been trying to put into words for a long time. Nice.
People buy a *cheap* Android device because one or more of the following:
- Don't like Apple products
- Liked the attractive price (what snagged me 4 times to buy and have issues with all 4)
- Like Android over iOS (don't ask me why)
- Don't have the money for an iPad
- Think the iPad is limited due to lack of VGA ports and whatnot
- Mostly want something cheap for reading
You forgot
-Think that a cheaply priced tablet is a good gift to give.
If it's "the same" then anyone making a CE purchase from Best Buy, WalMart, Target, Fry's, or any other big retailer in the US should also not expect to get malware pre-loaded on their devices just as those stores can't sell illegal, counterfeit, Chinese knockoffs of Apple products. Thank you for finally seeing the light.
No one 'deserves' it. They should *expect* it.
Unless they choose not to, or are stupid.
This reminds me of an incident a while back at a client-site. A tech approached me complaining that his tablet couldn't connect to the WiFi network. The tablet he handed me was some cheap-shit Chinese knockoff-tablet that with the exception of it being all plastic, looked like an iPad. Cheapa$$ bought it online for $60. The tablet was so painful to use, it was more an old palm-pilot tactile-style screen than a "touch" screen. After an hour of troubleshooting, I gave up. Nothing worked on that tablet. He blamed the WiFi network, until I pulled-out my iPad and connected with zero issues. I asked him why he didn't at least buy something more remotely better, like a Galaxy tablet and he looked at me straight-faced and said those were too expensive. I responded that between my time wasted, and his, he could have purchased a quality tablet and be done with it. To this day, he still couldn't get his money back because the company was based in China and essentially told him he was on his own.
So you get what you pay for. If you can't afford the real thing, you're better off not buying crap to begin with.
Shame on these manufacturers for putting out sheer garbage. The consumer as well shares a lot of the blame as well. I've heard time-and-time again from non-tech-savvy people that they bought their $50 tablet because they were told "The salesguy said it's just like an iPad, just cheaper!". Well... serves them right, and I essentially walk away from them.
The sad part is that there are resources being put in to build this junk, which ends up becoming landfill-material. Is this the pride-and-joy of the Chinese knockoff community? Keep churning out junk cuz buying 5 tablets is still cheaper than an iPad? Really?
The security on these things is so bad that I wouldn'T allow them to connect to ANY corporate network EVER.
Customers buying CE at a major retailer of CE in the US should expect malware on their device?:no: