hmurchison

I'm just waiting for Thread to roll out. 

Home Automation right now is just a tease.   Thread will take it to the next level. 

rogifan_new said:

hmurchison said:

Some of you all are still stuck on stupid. 

MDM is for management of business or corporate hardware.  Apple doesn't want to be the Nanny for developers and micromanage 
every little thing.  

It's not about competition, there are plenty of competing apps.  This is strictly a security issue.  Going down the rabbit hole of semantics 
isn't going to change the reality. 

I’m assuming Apple has a strict policy for MDM. So how did these apps get approved in the first place? 

I don't think it's a given that Apple's policy is strict.   Most people in corporate setting understand the ramifications of adding a profile to your mobile device.   It's the consumer that doesn't have much experience and it's not likely that many developers properly articulate what installing a profile means from a security standpoint.  

I think this is good for all parties.   Apple needs to have a MDM Lite solution with API that developers can leverage that restricts enough features to make it tenable to have a faceless company manage portions of your phone.   This is akin to an integrator that can remote into your home and powercycle your network.  They don't have access to everything just the core essential they need. 

rogifan_new said:

Phil Schiller responded. These apps were using MDM profiles. That’s why they were removed. https://www.macrumors.com/2019/04/27/schiller-screen-time-crackdown-mdm/

Blatantly obvious that this was the scenario but some in this thread decided to go peanut gallery anyways. ericthehalfbee said:

Don’t y’all feel stupid now that the full truth is out?

That’s what happens when you let your hatred of Apple dictate your reaction, instead of relying on, oh I don’t know, FACTS?

No they don't due to Dunning Kruger Effect  

I don't really care.   My trust in small developers to be ethical has been waning.  Screen Timers are a security attack vector and can easily be prone to 
abuse with selling user data.  

rogifan_new said:

vonbrick said:

It doesn’t surprise me that some of those AI pundits/readers of this site are missing the much bigger potential picture here:  That Amazon is preparing and will be releasing a premium speaker(s) to coincide with the announcement of their high fidelity music service offering.  Or they’re buying Sonos.  Either way, expect anything.

I wouldn’t be shocked at all if they bought Sonos. I also wouldn’t be shocked if they released a speaker that sounds as good (or better) than HomePod for less money. For me the fact that Apple never talks about nor promotes HomePod signals it’s a bit of a dud. Mostly because it’s overpriced.

I wouldn't say it's overpriced after the "correction" to $299.  The Bose Smart speaker is $399,  SoundTouch 20 is $349 Google Home Max is $399.   You're hard pressed to find a better VA/Speaker at current pricing.