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iPhone Trojan Sign of Things to Come?
climber writes "Just days after the first scareware for OSX, researchers are pondering the problems of an iPhone exploit that could lead to larger issues. The Trojan pulls legitimate apps off the phone if you try to remove it, but it only infects iPhones that have 'been modified or opened through a security hole in the system.' Though this worm is more of an annoyance than anything else, it could be a proof of concept for a more serious attack. 'The fear is hackers may be experimenting and gathering research that will increase the dangers of a more malicious attack in the near future. It is clear at least one writer -- the author of this piece at Web Worker Daily -- thinks that the iPhone should be left on the dresser in the morning. She offers several reasons that the device isn't a good corporate tool.'"
Hmm...it would appear the fanboys are out in force today with the tags.
See, I love my 360. Love it. I also recognize that it has some of the dumbest engineering mistakes in the history of dumb engineering mistakes.
Sometimes the truth hurts, even if it's about something (or someone) that you love. Deal with it.
Living With a Nerd
Who the hell buys an $800 phone in the first place? The obscenely rich. Which, these days means a CEO or some other corporate schmuck.
Give me Classic Slashdot or give me death!
They've burdened the world with Windows, and far worse, Outlook Server. Outlook is presently having a competition for the most meaningless instruction on one of its "Wizards." Hey, if you make a Wizard, you shouldn't then babble at you in jargon. Ooh, it can push important mail to important executives. Big frickin' deal. Most of the data it's pushing at you starts chiming or beeping in your pocket, and then it's just a notice about the going-away party for Doug on Friday.
All the rest of the piece sounds like corporate whining, like the ridiculous suit that wants to force Apple to have Windows DRM so the frigtards will be able to play it on their Zoons -- all the while, Amazon is selling unprotected, high-quality tracks from all the companies. Outlook will crash like this recession that's coming up, and everybody will revert to Pine.
I don't think business will ever adopt anything cool, by any company. They want tools for frigtards.