But you also had to put the cash upfront to buy your phone. Those who take the 'plan' don't have to, and can still get a nice phone ( sort of like a lease to buy on a car, of course it costs you more than an outright purchase ).
If they wont brick them ( which i can see as being a problem so i agree with them on that ), they can turn off the service for that ID and not allow it to be turned back on ever again unless you prove you are the original account holder. ( if its found )
How is it AT&T's fault people used their service fraudulently? That is like blaming the department of transpiration due to people running drugs in cars.
To be fair, not sure what use it would be if it was *really* AmigaOS, there would be nothing current to run on it, and be damned expensive not ruining on a commodity architecture.
Unfortunately for people who loved the Ataris and Amigas, the time for 'special' has long since passed. ( and we lost.. )
" we are going to use this device to watch you, too bad " compared to "you can use this device for video and audio sharing with your friends" is far different.
This is why the end game will be to move to a "distributed darknet", and an easy way for average people to get there. Nothing to shut down then, but the entire network.
Of course bandwidth caps would be an option then.. but that is about the only way to get to it short of laws that ban darknets totally.
So the choices are either go slower or go home basically.. I will chose go slow.
For those of us that still remember 300baud dial-up, people today really don't know hat 'going slow' is.
But if *everyone* encrypts, i predict that they will just lower the bandwidth caps for 'non blessed data' ( so you can still stream THEIR content ) to make it impractical to share, especially in a torrent fashion where you share to large groups of people, not just your close friends. ( and it will totally destroy things like FreeNet )
Don't you mean the people who bought the name/rights after the real Atari quietly disbanded and had its "brains" scatted among silicon valley, to be absorbed into the gray corporate goo? ( http://www.atarihq.com/othersec/dthomas/100496.html )
This is just another investment firm trying to profit off the past of others. Just say no.
Ya, i'm still resentful, even after all these years.
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But you also had to put the cash upfront to buy your phone. Those who take the 'plan' don't have to, and can still get a nice phone ( sort of like a lease to buy on a car, of course it costs you more than an outright purchase ).
If they wont brick them ( which i can see as being a problem so i agree with them on that ), they can turn off the service for that ID and not allow it to be turned back on ever again unless you prove you are the original account holder. ( if its found )
Then 1/2 the US market is 'wrong' too. If it makes it cheaper, for us in the US to buy their goods who cares? I dont.
How is it AT&T's fault people used their service fraudulently? That is like blaming the department of transpiration due to people running drugs in cars.
Logically yes, but do you expect the phone companies to cooperate? I dont.
Incompetence does not have to equate to threat level.
Yup, its all about vendor lock in, not consumer choice. And as long as the FTC allows it, things will continue as they are.
So they can obsolete all the existing phones.
The federal government is.
ya, but what would you expect these days?
To be fair, not sure what use it would be if it was *really* AmigaOS, there would be nothing current to run on it, and be damned expensive not ruining on a commodity architecture.
Unfortunately for people who loved the Ataris and Amigas, the time for 'special' has long since passed. ( and we lost.. )
" we are going to use this device to watch you, too bad " compared to "you can use this device for video and audio sharing with your friends" is far different.
Today you can. Tomorrow, not so much as it will be 'standard', or even 'required'.
And once its required, tampering will become a crime.
No, there is an active war on DIY ANYTHING... and, we citizens are losing.
Or soon, ammo, or seeds to grow your own food. Or how about a used music CD..
Yes, this is *intended* to destroy anonymity.
I guess we can go to a barter system for those that don't like to have every movement tracked.
Problem solved.
More and more restrictions on content, best get used to it.
Non story. Slow news day eh?
This is why the end game will be to move to a "distributed darknet", and an easy way for average people to get there. Nothing to shut down then, but the entire network.
Of course bandwidth caps would be an option then.. but that is about the only way to get to it short of laws that ban darknets totally.
Your privacy has always been at risk. They don't have to operate under the same rules as the government. The EULA would allow them to monitor data..
Encryption is the key here, dont trust them.
So the choices are either go slower or go home basically.. I will chose go slow.
For those of us that still remember 300baud dial-up, people today really don't know hat 'going slow' is.
But if *everyone* encrypts, i predict that they will just lower the bandwidth caps for 'non blessed data' ( so you can still stream THEIR content ) to make it impractical to share, especially in a torrent fashion where you share to large groups of people, not just your close friends. ( and it will totally destroy things like FreeNet )
Ya, i know hes not been convicted yet, but lets say he wins, then is convicted.. that mean he loses his position?
"snatching" = stealing ( you aren't making a copy of it :) )
Don't you mean the people who bought the name/rights after the real Atari quietly disbanded and had its "brains" scatted among silicon valley, to be absorbed into the gray corporate goo? ( http://www.atarihq.com/othersec/dthomas/100496.html )
This is just another investment firm trying to profit off the past of others. Just say no.
Ya, i'm still resentful, even after all these years.
Yes, if anyone can hear you sing.
For the most part, the actual sound quality is not the problem :)
Joking aside, 99%%of the population cant tell the differences. Also, convenience always wins out over quality.