You can make anything you want for YOUR iphone, its when you try to sell it at their store that you run into Apples rules.
You make auto-parts and slap the 'compatible with nissan' label on it, you can expect to get a letter from them too. You also void warranties, potential safety violations..
Choice is good, but it would be nice to have it on the install disk so you don't have to go downloading a bunch of stuff that may or may not be there next time you reload your system.
Or suck up your monthly bandwidth allocation.. the service packs are bad enough.
Wont matter in 10 years, as all we will be able to afford to do is read a couple of emails and dream of the days before oppressive metered service that wasn't monitored for content.
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That ultimately no one really cares if you lie and there are zero true repercussions?
Besides, in 6 months everyone will forget you did it anyway.
When you have enough spare funds, you can do anything.
Last time i tried it, you couldn't even charge your player with the firmware running. And forget managing your music files.
It was a nice 'work in progress' but nothing more.
You can make anything you want for YOUR iphone, its when you try to sell it at their store that you run into Apples rules.
You make auto-parts and slap the 'compatible with nissan' label on it, you can expect to get a letter from them too. You also void warranties, potential safety violations..
Their device, their toolkit. They can decide what you can and cant do.
Don't like it, move your code to a different toolkit/store/device.. There alternatives out there, use them and send a message to Jobs.
A government agency not jumping on a chance to expand its authority and funding?
Perhaps the Mayans ware right and the world is about to end after all.
Will they open that up for you? that pretty much works anywhere on any modern browser.
Sure IE gets more support so it looks 'prettier' but other browsers work fine.
I disagree with the reasoning, its more for security then anything else. Why run 'extra' services?
Choice is good, but it would be nice to have it on the install disk so you don't have to go downloading a bunch of stuff that may or may not be there next time you reload your system.
Or suck up your monthly bandwidth allocation.. the service packs are bad enough.
So, if i get slowed down do i get a discount for reduced service?
Don't see much of a reason to stay with them. Too bad cable is a monopoly ( that needs to be broken up with their treatment of the customers )
Do they ever?
Wont matter in 10 years, as all we will be able to afford to do is read a couple of emails and dream of the days before oppressive metered service that wasn't monitored for content.
You may have been modded as funny, but don't be surprised if in 10 years the RIAA/MPAA own the commercial internet.
They own pieces of the entry points now via companies like timewarner..
Just declare that everyone is a criminal and be done with it.
Don't hold your breath, they cant make enough money off the private 'yard sale' customers to make them happy.
I see craigslist growing due to this blunder.
How can a business stipulate that you cant use accepted legal forms of payment?
They get the fee from the listing, AND the pay-pal service fee. Double dipping and restrictive business practices from a virtual monopoly.
If this is the first step to encrypting EVERYTHING, then i think its worth a few of the speed-bumps this will cause in the beginning.
No, it really is that way.
Makes it an easy decision NOT to use their service with that attitude.
So not only is it not unlimited, but it doesn't even provide basic service.
I guarantee you that this isn't due to 'extra resources' its due to their ties with the media conglomerates.
Free speech just took another hit ( yes, i know they are a private company and it doesn't apply there, bla bla )
Not all college applicants are of high-school age.
Quite a lot of people go to college ( or back ) after reaching adulthood.
I don't think its a question of being wifi or cat 5. the bigger question is why the hell for?
I doubt they look twice.
Just like employers that do the same sort of 'background checks', they don't bother and just move on to the next while you never knew what happened.
Even if its your face, who is to say it wasn't grafted on?
Holding a beer at a party is inappropriate? Better cancel several hundred beer commercials then.