There are also advantages, its not all doom and gloom. As a user you get more power, reliability, centralized support, automated backup, universal access. As a company, you get more billing options ( who here remembers cpu and tape mount charges? ), control over your data, better security and application management ( licensing ).
Now, that said, having lived thru both ways, I think there is room for both datacenter and personal computing models.
1 - They want you to upgrade your laptop too. 2 - You can easily purchase the tool to open your watch. its designed to be water proof, not replacement proof. Nor is it designed to be 'obsolete' once the battery dies.
Sure, you can find replacement batteries for ipods and 'break the seal' to do it yourself, its all about intent.
Just have your underage kid click. They cant enter into a contract.
Of course if this happens too much, they will require you to produce a CC# and SSN for each EULA that gets sent back to the company. Or even force you get it at the store you bought the box from.
You are kidding right? they don't give a damn what us think out here in flyover.
The only time politicians care about what they people want is when its time to get reelected, and its not to do as they ask, but to sound like they will.
I even see it mandated by the government ( once the *AAs are done buying the laws ) that *any* OS imported or distributed here will have the same requirements.
Just wait until they have that global hash directory and if your documents don't conform, they are deleted and you are reported for potentially having 'forbidden knowledge'.
And those that think that will never happen are the same ones that never believed we would get to this point either.
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Hmm a personal identifying number for life.. where have i heard of that before..
So black trucks drive around looking for 'open' routers, and fine the people that have them.
Or just mandate you use ISP approved/controlled units only and make them responsible for logging, and reporting back suspicious activity.
Just what we need. That pesky freedom just isn't compatible with this brave new world.
Why the tax payers, of course.
Either you support vigilante actions or you don't.
Complexity is somewhat embedded in their culture.
Just look at their software, most of it is geared to the techie user, not the 'average joe'. They have a knack to make the easy complex.
I cant tell you if its intentional or not, but it works out that way most of the time.
Why would i want to share information with my friends just to have it tracked/manipulated/restricted/reported by Microsoft and their media buddies?
There are also advantages, its not all doom and gloom. As a user you get more power, reliability, centralized support, automated backup, universal access. As a company, you get more billing options ( who here remembers cpu and tape mount charges? ), control over your data, better security and application management ( licensing ).
Now, that said, having lived thru both ways, I think there is room for both datacenter and personal computing models.
1 - They want you to upgrade your laptop too.
2 - You can easily purchase the tool to open your watch. its designed to be water proof, not replacement proof. Nor is it designed to be 'obsolete' once the battery dies.
Sure, you can find replacement batteries for ipods and 'break the seal' to do it yourself, its all about intent.
I thought Apple learned the lesson with the IPOD with how it pisses people off.
Guess not.
Will it show a picture of a brick on the display?
Just have your underage kid click. They cant enter into a contract.
Of course if this happens too much, they will require you to produce a CC# and SSN for each EULA that gets sent back to the company. Or even force you get it at the store you bought the box from.
Can they also prove black is white and avoid being killed by a zebra?
As it should be. Its not really much different then wearing a mask at my front door. its my phone/door, i have a right to know who is there if i want.
The real solution is to use a ROM based OS. Once you power down, its gone.
You cant expect the average joe to understand this stuff.
You are kidding right? they don't give a damn what us think out here in flyover.
The only time politicians care about what they people want is when its time to get reelected, and its not to do as they ask, but to sound like they will.
They will get it.
Depends, do you prefer socialism? if so, then you got exactly what you voted for.
This is only the beginning. In this society the little people are just in the way.
I have photographic memory and can do calculus in my head. Does that mean i cant bring my brain in?
Its been talked about for a while now, and while this isn't in full force its not like this was a suprise.
Apple will have to follow suit eventually.
I even see it mandated by the government ( once the *AAs are done buying the laws ) that *any* OS imported or distributed here will have the same requirements.
Just wait until they have that global hash directory and if your documents don't conform, they are deleted and you are reported for potentially having 'forbidden knowledge'.
And those that think that will never happen are the same ones that never believed we would get to this point either.
I warned you people a long time ago about this.
May not be permitted on the grounds, but that does NOT make it illegal.
Casinos do not make the laws and those that think they do should have their license revoked.
So you just buy your itunes from an off shore account ( no tax ) then FTP your file home.
To be so stealthy that you cant be detected, even up to the point of contact?