What else was Apple going to call WiFi Sync? And what other icon would it use instead of a conglomeration of its OWN two icons for... guess what? WiFi and Sync! Imagine that?!
The pattern lock is less secure, not more. Think about it. With digits, what options do you have for position n+1 if position n is the value 1? With a pattern swipe, what options do you have?
Yes. They did say that. And the first compilers were generally shit and the good programmers wouldn't touch them. And they said the same things you're saying today.
30 years ago, the greybeards were saying that machine compiled code generally sucked and you had to write assembly by hand to get any decent performance. And before that....
Just like there are no do it yourself books & tools & diagnostic equipment for casual drivers to work on their cars at home! Oh,... wait...
Ok, then. Just like there's no magic box in casual cooks kitchens to do things like cook bread or rice or whip up super quick meals! Oh,... wait...
I know. You want to feel special. But the natural progression of things is to put capabilities in more and more people's hands. You think you're a hotrod because you can fire up vim. 30 years ago, you would be considered the n00b and the old greybeards were decrying the modern babysitting tools like higher level languages and even compilers. Yes. A compiler was considered a crutch.
Time moves on. Hop on the wagon or be left behind.
That's even more disingenuous. It was never a cache. Your phone told Apple where cell towers and hotspots were. Apple anonymized and aggregated the data. Your phone then downloaded a subset of that dataset from areas that it guessed might be useful to you. That's it. Nothing to do with your actual location at all.
And yes, it was user data so it was backed up and moved to a new phone if you switched. Why the hell would you want to download a NEW dataset when you already had one?
No. It's more like the antennagate thing. They're having a big laugh right now back at headquarters. You know why? Because otherwise they'd be crying at the stupidity of you all.
If they were actually tracking you, then your statement might approach reality. In the meantime, why don't you go read what the file's actually used for instead of spouting about something you have no clue about? Yeah?
(Big huge giant hint for you: the data points in that database are not the location of your device! As a matter of fact.... they probably weren't even recorded by your phone at all! Shocker!)
What judge in his/her right mind would issue a subpoena for data that could tell you AT BEST "well, syousef might possibly have been in Seattle on the 12th of February. Or it could have been any of millions of other iphone users who were in Seattle on that day. But in any case, knowing where cell towers and wifi hotspots in Seattle are seems to be helping syousef's location services out. Yay!"
Not only that, but a public company is bound by US law to maximize profits for its shareholders. And you maximize profits by lowering costs, not by paying higher wages for philanthropic purposes.
What about licenses and DRM which tie purchases to device, meaning restoring to a different device you can lose your data. (Don't care if it allos 2, or 3 or 5 devices....bottom line if you have trouble with your phone you can lose more than the worth of the phone).
Are you daft, bro? Do you actually have any idea of what you're talking about or just spewing random hater crap?
I've backed up and restored the same image onto THREE DIFFERENT IPHONES now. Including my upgrade from a 3G to a 4. And can you guess how much data I've lost? Bingo! Not a single app. Not a single song. Not a single video.
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Hahaha, go take your meds, buddy.
What else was Apple going to call WiFi Sync? And what other icon would it use instead of a conglomeration of its OWN two icons for ... guess what? WiFi and Sync! Imagine that?!
Said icons on the left and right of http://grab.by/akrk
It's not that fucking tool's icon at all. Jesus.
Linux is allowed on the network, no problem at all. But our LUG provides connection instructions and support, not central IT.
that Nick Gillespie doesn't actually read what he quotes?
Nice try dude. Driving your car is not a "right". It's a contract. That's why a driver's license can be required. The Bill of Rights has no bearing.
That's all right. I'm mocking your condemnation.
I don't drink and drive and I also don't enjoy being hit by asshole drunk drivers. I'll bet that the parents of my friends would wait through a thousand checkpoints to have another day with their children.
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20031026&slug=fugitive26m0
Nobody has the right to strap you in a seat with your eyelids sewn open so they can steamshovel their spamverts into you.
Dude. I really hate to break it to you, but you're REALLY doing it wrong.
And it also gives you the right to use an apostrophe correctly! Hint: you're not!
The pattern lock is less secure, not more. Think about it. With digits, what options do you have for position n+1 if position n is the value 1? With a pattern swipe, what options do you have?
All of it can be downloaded from the respective websites the second you get around to doing it.
FTFY.
Developer cannot adapt to market changes; blames Apple for its failure.
FTFY.
Yes. They did say that. And the first compilers were generally shit and the good programmers wouldn't touch them. And they said the same things you're saying today.
30 years ago, the greybeards were saying that machine compiled code generally sucked and you had to write assembly by hand to get any decent performance. And before that ....
Just like there are no do it yourself books & tools & diagnostic equipment for casual drivers to work on their cars at home! Oh,... wait...
Ok, then. Just like there's no magic box in casual cooks kitchens to do things like cook bread or rice or whip up super quick meals! Oh,... wait...
I know. You want to feel special. But the natural progression of things is to put capabilities in more and more people's hands. You think you're a hotrod because you can fire up vim. 30 years ago, you would be considered the n00b and the old greybeards were decrying the modern babysitting tools like higher level languages and even compilers. Yes. A compiler was considered a crutch.
Time moves on. Hop on the wagon or be left behind.
You can't help but think that this is the way all programming will be done in the future.
Actually, I can help but think that.
I bet you'd defend Apple if they went around with squads killing people and committing atrocities.
Because that's SO exactly what he said!
you got a problem with your oOos?
ZOMG! Stop the presses!
That's even more disingenuous. It was never a cache. Your phone told Apple where cell towers and hotspots were. Apple anonymized and aggregated the data. Your phone then downloaded a subset of that dataset from areas that it guessed might be useful to you. That's it. Nothing to do with your actual location at all.
And yes, it was user data so it was backed up and moved to a new phone if you switched. Why the hell would you want to download a NEW dataset when you already had one?
Try reading some. It doesn't hurt much.
No. It's more like the antennagate thing. They're having a big laugh right now back at headquarters. You know why? Because otherwise they'd be crying at the stupidity of you all.
If they were actually tracking you, then your statement might approach reality. In the meantime, why don't you go read what the file's actually used for instead of spouting about something you have no clue about? Yeah?
(Big huge giant hint for you: the data points in that database are not the location of your device! As a matter of fact.... they probably weren't even recorded by your phone at all! Shocker!)
What judge in his/her right mind would issue a subpoena for data that could tell you AT BEST "well, syousef might possibly have been in Seattle on the 12th of February. Or it could have been any of millions of other iphone users who were in Seattle on that day. But in any case, knowing where cell towers and wifi hotspots in Seattle are seems to be helping syousef's location services out. Yay!"
That's right. None.
Not only that, but a public company is bound by US law to maximize profits for its shareholders. And you maximize profits by lowering costs, not by paying higher wages for philanthropic purposes.
What about licenses and DRM which tie purchases to device, meaning restoring to a different device you can lose your data. (Don't care if it allos 2, or 3 or 5 devices....bottom line if you have trouble with your phone you can lose more than the worth of the phone).
Are you daft, bro? Do you actually have any idea of what you're talking about or just spewing random hater crap?
I've backed up and restored the same image onto THREE DIFFERENT IPHONES now. Including my upgrade from a 3G to a 4. And can you guess how much data I've lost? Bingo! Not a single app. Not a single song. Not a single video.
Go back under your bridge, troll.