App Store is at least somewhat monitored - if Google did the vetting, I would trust them more than I do Apple, true, but as it is Google does no inspecting and has next to no barrier to entry.
Overall, those were the two questions that made me get an iPhone to replace my Android phone. Well, in addition to better availability of games.
The major problem is that I can't HAVE Google do the work for me, and I certainly can't look into the source of most of these applications. Nevermind that I don't want to have to look into the source of applications to know if they're safe.
If Google had a way to force vendors to give us Android updates (to close security holes) and having a separate, vetted market for applications Google has the source of and has inspected for malware and proper behavior, Android would be vastly more attractive.
As it is, iOS and App Store cover those needs. So I bought an iPhone.
The implication seems to be there's only 50 malware infected apps somewhere. Android Market? Only fifty malware infected applications on *the Android Market*?
Have you LOOKED into the Android market? It seems like I can't search for anything without having fifty different knockoffs with extremely broad requirements pop up.
Android on the phones without a locked bootloader (like all Google-released Android phones) also allows just as much freedom.
That's a large reason why Blackberry's dead - if you really want it your freedom, Android can do it. Android even gives you the freedom of releasing a locked-down device, which is why Android sometimes isn't as free.
Turns out that global environmental change doesn't happen in a day. Who knew? Other than the people who have been warning people about it for decades and anyone with half a brain, that is.
I said the chances are. There isn't an amount of radiation small enough to be perfectly safe, but the specified amount of radiation isn't large enough to cause noticeable symptoms in most people. This doesn't depend on the person, just sheer dumb luck.
The fact that there's ever so barely dangerous amounts of radiation that have less chance of killing you than a very large variety of everyday things?
Radiation isn't Magical Death Rays. The chances are you could live your whole life in these conditions - even eating the concrete - and not be affected in any way.
Let's see... various things that have been and still are criminal: Having sex in an unsanctioned way between two consenting adults. Speaking against the elite of the region you're in. Drinking alcohol.
I'd say "no". I'd say that crime in itself isn't a problem at all - various things that are crimes are, but the fact that something is a crime doesn't make it wrong.
I could do hardware repairs by myself, then install an unsupported third party firmware... or I could pay a little more, get an iPhone, and not have to learn a ton about my phone and dedicate what little time I have to other things than repairing my phone.
It's like the old saying that open source is only free if your time is worthless - but in this case, I'd have to pay anyway!
The problem here is that the fragmentation is so bad quite a few developers are jumping ship to Apple - resulting in Apple's quite monolithic ecosystem actually looking more appealing even from a choice viewpoint, at least to me.
I could have my choice of poorly working, barely updated Android phones, and having to wrangle with the Android Market being full of malware even if I choose to void my warranty and go Cyanogenmod or get an official Google phone - or I can go for a much, much smoother user experience with iPhone.
I'm both obese and handicapped. These things are mostly unrelated. Applying your logic I don't know where I'd fit.
Also, your assumption that to be obese you have to eat things like "bacon wrapped cupcakes" is ridiculous. And makes you an asshole.
My obesity is from a disease that doesn't significantly restrict my ability to move. Quite a few people are obese due to no fault of their own. It isn't ever as simple as "just stop eating" - at the very least you have to make significant, painful changes to your diet.
I had the good luck of going Android first, and I heartily recommend that to everyone.
Now I bought myself an iPhone 4S, and the freedom of just downloading apps as opposed to doing rigorous background research is quite liberating. Some sense is still a good thing, though, since not even Apple's perfect. And I get all the latest updates, without having to flash Cyanogenmod.
Magic boxes that are low maintenance? Oh god please yes. I am SO tired of hunting for drivers, troubleshooting software compatibility problems, having to run fifteen different update managers.... in general, the "magic box" approach makes things easier for users - and what Microsoft is doing here looks much like the ability to pull buggy applications and malware out of the market. This makes things so much easier for the sort of person who doesn't like to think about the tool rather than the task - which, to be fair, is most of them - and thus is bound to make people happier to use Windows. It's a solid move, business-wise, even if it'll distance the paranoid control-freaks.
Prison should keep people from re-offending - separation from the society works fine this way, and rehabilitation helps to keep that effect post-prison.
Judging from statistics, it does look an awful lot like severity of punishment does not serve as a significant deterrent to other people - therefore, any aim to punish offenders instead of rehabilitating them is unnecessary brutality.
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App Store is at least somewhat monitored - if Google did the vetting, I would trust them more than I do Apple, true, but as it is Google does no inspecting and has next to no barrier to entry.
Overall, those were the two questions that made me get an iPhone to replace my Android phone. Well, in addition to better availability of games.
Knockoffs with extremely broad requirements certainly hint towards malware.
Not that I'd install them myself.
The major problem is that I can't HAVE Google do the work for me, and I certainly can't look into the source of most of these applications. Nevermind that I don't want to have to look into the source of applications to know if they're safe.
If Google had a way to force vendors to give us Android updates (to close security holes) and having a separate, vetted market for applications Google has the source of and has inspected for malware and proper behavior, Android would be vastly more attractive.
As it is, iOS and App Store cover those needs. So I bought an iPhone.
50 out of 400k malware infected apps?
The implication seems to be there's only 50 malware infected apps somewhere. Android Market? Only fifty malware infected applications on *the Android Market*?
Have you LOOKED into the Android market? It seems like I can't search for anything without having fifty different knockoffs with extremely broad requirements pop up.
Android on the phones without a locked bootloader (like all Google-released Android phones) also allows just as much freedom.
That's a large reason why Blackberry's dead - if you really want it your freedom, Android can do it. Android even gives you the freedom of releasing a locked-down device, which is why Android sometimes isn't as free.
Have you LOOKED at the state of the ice caps?
Turns out that global environmental change doesn't happen in a day. Who knew? Other than the people who have been warning people about it for decades and anyone with half a brain, that is.
I said the chances are. There isn't an amount of radiation small enough to be perfectly safe, but the specified amount of radiation isn't large enough to cause noticeable symptoms in most people. This doesn't depend on the person, just sheer dumb luck.
The fact that there's ever so barely dangerous amounts of radiation that have less chance of killing you than a very large variety of everyday things?
Radiation isn't Magical Death Rays. The chances are you could live your whole life in these conditions - even eating the concrete - and not be affected in any way.
Let's see... various things that have been and still are criminal: Having sex in an unsanctioned way between two consenting adults. Speaking against the elite of the region you're in. Drinking alcohol.
I'd say "no". I'd say that crime in itself isn't a problem at all - various things that are crimes are, but the fact that something is a crime doesn't make it wrong.
My HTC phone went from 2.2 to 2.2 during it's lifespan, despite 2.3 being available from the day I bought it, and it was a new model back then.
I *don't* care about the freedom jailbreaks provide, that's why I replaced my HTC with an iPhone 4S.
I could do hardware repairs by myself, then install an unsupported third party firmware... or I could pay a little more, get an iPhone, and not have to learn a ton about my phone and dedicate what little time I have to other things than repairing my phone.
It's like the old saying that open source is only free if your time is worthless - but in this case, I'd have to pay anyway!
The problem here is that the fragmentation is so bad quite a few developers are jumping ship to Apple - resulting in Apple's quite monolithic ecosystem actually looking more appealing even from a choice viewpoint, at least to me.
I could have my choice of poorly working, barely updated Android phones, and having to wrangle with the Android Market being full of malware even if I choose to void my warranty and go Cyanogenmod or get an official Google phone - or I can go for a much, much smoother user experience with iPhone.
Maybe the artists will survive better when they aren't constantly pressed for novelty and new merchandising opportunities, hum?
Oh god, benches when shopping. SUCH a lifesaver.
I don't need a wheelchair. I do need places to sit and rest while shopping, and even more importantly when waiting in line.
Shops having no place to sit really encourages me to not actually shop and to just pop in and be out as fast as I can.
I'm both obese and handicapped. These things are mostly unrelated. Applying your logic I don't know where I'd fit.
Also, your assumption that to be obese you have to eat things like "bacon wrapped cupcakes" is ridiculous. And makes you an asshole.
My obesity is from a disease that doesn't significantly restrict my ability to move. Quite a few people are obese due to no fault of their own. It isn't ever as simple as "just stop eating" - at the very least you have to make significant, painful changes to your diet.
I had the good luck of going Android first, and I heartily recommend that to everyone.
Now I bought myself an iPhone 4S, and the freedom of just downloading apps as opposed to doing rigorous background research is quite liberating. Some sense is still a good thing, though, since not even Apple's perfect. And I get all the latest updates, without having to flash Cyanogenmod.
Magic boxes that are low maintenance? Oh god please yes. I am SO tired of hunting for drivers, troubleshooting software compatibility problems, having to run fifteen different update managers.... in general, the "magic box" approach makes things easier for users - and what Microsoft is doing here looks much like the ability to pull buggy applications and malware out of the market. This makes things so much easier for the sort of person who doesn't like to think about the tool rather than the task - which, to be fair, is most of them - and thus is bound to make people happier to use Windows. It's a solid move, business-wise, even if it'll distance the paranoid control-freaks.
You're assuming the competitor will be large enough to take Microsoft to court and expect not to run out of money before the proceedings are done.
Windows port of Evince is somewhat lacking, especially given it's way of handling file associations and compressed comic book files.
Frankly, if it came out of the box as a portable touch-nothing install and had cbz and cbr support, I'd probably use it and drop Foxit.
Prison should keep people from re-offending - separation from the society works fine this way, and rehabilitation helps to keep that effect post-prison.
Judging from statistics, it does look an awful lot like severity of punishment does not serve as a significant deterrent to other people - therefore, any aim to punish offenders instead of rehabilitating them is unnecessary brutality.
How about having some proof for your outlandish claims?
What makes the avoidance of unnecessary brutality civilized?
Well, I'm stumped.
Most of those things involve other people. These are prisoners, possibly violent.
Video games are used for much the same negligent parents use them for here - to keep people who would need attention busy and easy to manage.
Surprisingly enough, Apple not wanting people to stop buying their hardware can be incentive enough.
Not having to install a 3rd party mod in order to get latest version of the firmware?