Given that it runs a version of Android, that should really be the target of criticism. I couldn't immediately find parental controls in stock Android either and while the Market app seems to have some, it's not the case system-wide. If Google hasn't addressed this in newer versions like Ice-Cream Sandwich, it should probably rank quite highly on their todo list.
Haha, love it when people complain about parental controls on devices and there children being able to view porn. Its not like you just stumble a cross porn you do actually have to search for it, and if you kid wants to look at it then your not going to stop them. Plus seriously what is the big deal, there going to learn what sex is at some point.
The reason you're leaving is the reason so many of us who happen to be fans of other OSes are here. Ironic.
It makes no sense for people who don't like Apple to be here. You're never going to find me on an Android forum talking about how much Android sucks or how great Apple is.
Ha ha ha... Amazon did'nt think through any of this. None. Sometimes 'ship early' is really bad
There is a big difference in a company that invests the creative energy to create a great user experience...and those that don't. You only can pretend for so long
That said, the Fire is a Christmas gift to Apple. As bad as it is, it will derail all the ongoing Android efforts
I don't get it. Pull up "Iron Giant", hand it to your kid in the back seat and remind him that only Mom or Dad can put movies on it.
When we used to eventually get to grandma's, grandpa usually was playing poker and cussing and drinking. And my folks told me not to go in the den when he was. (Either way I didn't turn out much of a cusser, drinker or gambler, though it wasn't for lack of trying).
I don't get it. You don't want to tell your kid how you want him to behave? What he can't do? Isn't that the whole point of parenting?
Is this an Apple site or a Kindle Fire site? Oh yeah, the Kindle Fire is potentially a threat to a beloved Apple product. Therefore anything potentially negative about it must be reported immediately.
*sigh*
Like I've commented previously, I have numerous iOS devices and love them, and loved this blog to find out about new Apple stuff. But alas, it's time to dump you from my RSS feed reader. I'm not an Apple zealot, and can't deal with anymore of the "bash everyone else" stories.
I agree. Either report in a balanced way about competitors' products or don't report about them at all.
It is reporting like this which gives the Apple fan community a bad name. The Kindle Fire has generally been well-received; it is disingenuous to focus solely on relatively minor negative aspects such as this. What is the purpose of this site; to inform, or to whip the fanboy crowd into a frenzy?
OWS member? Parking lot attendant? Why are you so proud you have never used Windows? Hard to say "ugh" about something you have never tried.
It is highly unlikely that I would ever be an OWS member, as those people are scum.
I've never owned a Windows machine, but I have tried it and seen it occasionally, as a few friends had such machines. I know enough about it to know that I don't like it and it looks hideous.
I avoid it like the plague and I would even turn down a job, if it required using Windows. Luckily, I get to choose my own tools that I use.
It is reporting like this which gives the Apple fan community a bad name.
It's a completely legitimate issue to report about. Would you prefer that news was censored like in North Korea and we could all pretend that this issue doesn't exist?
And who cares about what Fandroids might think about the Apple fan community? Those people suck. The Apple fan community doesn't need to care about what losers might think about them.
Being fair, how many complaints about Smurfberries have we seen here?
And Apple countered that there were parental controls from day one and the parents weren't using them. Or worse where telling their kids the passwords.
Amazon isn't even asking for passwords or giving parents controls to turn on
And you would think after all the Apple stuff they would have thought of that
I don't get it. Pull up "Iron Giant", hand it to your kid in the back seat and remind him that only Mom or Dad can put movies on it.
Clearly you don't have kids. Because if you did you would know how easily they can click on something just because they are curious what it does and suddenly you just bought $5000 in stuff.
Being the great and loving parent that I'm sure that I would be, my kids will never have to suffer, growing up using second rate junk, like an Android tablet.
And I am sure you will be a great and loving parent but it is very obvious that you don't have kids now. Most kids, you see, are hard wired to rebel. That's how they grow up to become independent beings. With an Apple nut of a parent, no matter how great and loving, it's fairly certain that your kid will want something else than an Apple. Sorry to burst your bubble, mate, but I speak from experience. "I want a Blackberry, I hate texting on my iPod" (silence, then.?) "You WHAT???? You want , WHAT??" and I have to tell you - I lost the ensuing battle.
OWS member? Parking lot attendant? Why are you so proud you have never used Windows? Hard to say "ugh" about something you have never tried.
Hmmm... why do [some] people have to make their comments personal?
In the 80s and 90s all of my Macs just worked. My friends who were using pc's were having a myriad of problems... every last person I knew... problems, problems, problems.
After Steve came back the Mac just got better and better... there was never ever a reason to switch to a system that had been so terrible in the 90s, even if it got better as it finally entered the 21st century.
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As someone upstream said, that's they get for cheaping out. Buy an iPad.
Good job Amazon.../s
There are certain jobs where people don't ever have to touch Windows. I've never owned a Windows machine in my entire life.
I am fortunate to have one of those too.
Windows? Ugh. Never.
The reason you're leaving is the reason so many of us who happen to be fans of other OSes are here. Ironic.
It makes no sense for people who don't like Apple to be here. You're never going to find me on an Android forum talking about how much Android sucks or how great Apple is.
46 seconds in:
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-li...0-1-11/1359601
Plus seriously what is the big deal, there going to learn what sex is at some point.
There's nothing wrong with porn, but if you think that having a seven year old kid watch porn is ok, then I feel sorry for your children.
There is a big difference in a company that invests the creative energy to create a great user experience...and those that don't. You only can pretend for so long
That said, the Fire is a Christmas gift to Apple. As bad as it is, it will derail all the ongoing Android efforts
When we used to eventually get to grandma's, grandpa usually was playing poker and cussing and drinking. And my folks told me not to go in the den when he was. (Either way I didn't turn out much of a cusser, drinker or gambler, though it wasn't for lack of trying).
I don't get it. You don't want to tell your kid how you want him to behave? What he can't do? Isn't that the whole point of parenting?
I am fortunate to have one of those too.
Windows? Ugh. Never.
OWS member? Parking lot attendant? Why are you so proud you have never used Windows? Hard to say "ugh" about something you have never tried.
Is this an Apple site or a Kindle Fire site? Oh yeah, the Kindle Fire is potentially a threat to a beloved Apple product. Therefore anything potentially negative about it must be reported immediately.
*sigh*
Like I've commented previously, I have numerous iOS devices and love them, and loved this blog to find out about new Apple stuff. But alas, it's time to dump you from my RSS feed reader. I'm not an Apple zealot, and can't deal with anymore of the "bash everyone else" stories.
I agree. Either report in a balanced way about competitors' products or don't report about them at all.
It is reporting like this which gives the Apple fan community a bad name. The Kindle Fire has generally been well-received; it is disingenuous to focus solely on relatively minor negative aspects such as this. What is the purpose of this site; to inform, or to whip the fanboy crowd into a frenzy?
OWS member? Parking lot attendant? Why are you so proud you have never used Windows? Hard to say "ugh" about something you have never tried.
It is highly unlikely that I would ever be an OWS member, as those people are scum.
I've never owned a Windows machine, but I have tried it and seen it occasionally, as a few friends had such machines. I know enough about it to know that I don't like it and it looks hideous.
I avoid it like the plague and I would even turn down a job, if it required using Windows. Luckily, I get to choose my own tools that I use.
It is reporting like this which gives the Apple fan community a bad name.
It's a completely legitimate issue to report about. Would you prefer that news was censored like in North Korea and we could all pretend that this issue doesn't exist?
And who cares about what Fandroids might think about the Apple fan community? Those people suck. The Apple fan community doesn't need to care about what losers might think about them.
Being fair, how many complaints about Smurfberries have we seen here?
And Apple countered that there were parental controls from day one and the parents weren't using them. Or worse where telling their kids the passwords.
Amazon isn't even asking for passwords or giving parents controls to turn on
And you would think after all the Apple stuff they would have thought of that
I don't get it. Pull up "Iron Giant", hand it to your kid in the back seat and remind him that only Mom or Dad can put movies on it.
Clearly you don't have kids. Because if you did you would know how easily they can click on something just because they are curious what it does and suddenly you just bought $5000 in stuff.
Being the great and loving parent that I'm sure that I would be, my kids will never have to suffer, growing up using second rate junk, like an Android tablet.
And I am sure you will be a great and loving parent but it is very obvious that you don't have kids now. Most kids, you see, are hard wired to rebel. That's how they grow up to become independent beings. With an Apple nut of a parent, no matter how great and loving, it's fairly certain that your kid will want something else than an Apple. Sorry to burst your bubble, mate, but I speak from experience. "I want a Blackberry, I hate texting on my iPod" (silence, then.?) "You WHAT???? You want , WHAT??" and I have to tell you - I lost the ensuing battle.
OWS member? Parking lot attendant? Why are you so proud you have never used Windows? Hard to say "ugh" about something you have never tried.
Hmmm... why do [some] people have to make their comments personal?
In the 80s and 90s all of my Macs just worked. My friends who were using pc's were having a myriad of problems... every last person I knew... problems, problems, problems.
After Steve came back the Mac just got better and better... there was never ever a reason to switch to a system that had been so terrible in the 90s, even if it got better as it finally entered the 21st century.