charlituna

folks keep using the word bricked and the device almost never is. if you can do an update or a restore and that works, its not bricked. and the issue came up during the first 3 hours the software was out so it was probably just a server overload issue. too many folks trying to OTA update and the verifications were timing out. annoying but generally no big deal

mtbnut said:

On a related note, it's now more of a pipe dream that Apple will be able to make a set-top box, what with the FCC's defeat in the face of high-powered cable company lobbyists.

the Apple TV is a set top box. 

and if anything, defeating the cable companies insisting we should have to rent a box from them, helps the Apple TV

securtis said:

The times where login biometrics are stored in a govt repository are surely coming.

when it's the law, perhaps. until then, nope

"Once Aadhaar is accessed, presumably through a dedicated app, its own security and encryption protocols take over, effectively locking out manufacturer safeguards" this right here, if true, is why Apple won't do it. Like Steve, Tim is highly against trusting Apple users data, privacy etc to third parties, especially government connected ones

jfc1138 said:

How do we know the awakened dormant cyber pathogen isn't making them say that?

is that like looking for Weapons of Mass Destruction