You're missing the point.. you can hook this up to a regular computer and use it in place of a regular internet connection. It's not just for accessing data on a phone.
As for Symantec "talking" with Microsoft, what do they really have to say? "Hey Microsoft, please don't make your product better because we want to continue to profit off picking up the slack." That'd kinda be like the oil companies saying, "Hey car companies, please don't make your cars more fuel efficient because we want to continue
I suppose it would be too much trouble for Microsoft to just license the technology they needed instead of just taking it?
My biggest issue with the whole "Blu-Ray" thing.. who knows if it's going to be the "standard" HD format? I bet that beta would become the "standard" in tapes.. but no. It was VHS. I'm irritated by having an HD drive bundled with my console on the premise that "You'll need it someday". Says who? By the time HD movies are popular, Blu-ray could be a thing of the past.
The NSA can't legally (and no one is seriously alleging they have) done any more than see what phone NUMBER is calling what other phone NUMBER.
Have you checked lately on how easy it is to find out who belongs to a phone number? There are places on the internet where you can get someone's name, address, etc.. just by having their phone number. Intelius.com, anyone? I'm sure the government has access to the same databases.
It's not hard to match up two databases to get all the information they need.
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Sounds like Verizon is the one "re-interpreting" things to mean what they want. What does unlimited actually MEAN if not unlimited?
You're missing the point.. you can hook this up to a regular computer and use it in place of a regular internet connection. It's not just for accessing data on a phone.
I suppose it would be too much trouble for Microsoft to just license the technology they needed instead of just taking it?
Haven't for a while. Network TV turns my stomach.
I have NO idea what these people were thinking. Mass murder of children is NOT entertainment. Sheesh.
My biggest issue with the whole "Blu-Ray" thing.. who knows if it's going to be the "standard" HD format? I bet that beta would become the "standard" in tapes.. but no. It was VHS. I'm irritated by having an HD drive bundled with my console on the premise that "You'll need it someday". Says who? By the time HD movies are popular, Blu-ray could be a thing of the past.
Have you checked lately on how easy it is to find out who belongs to a phone number? There are places on the internet where you can get someone's name, address, etc.. just by having their phone number. Intelius.com, anyone? I'm sure the government has access to the same databases.
It's not hard to match up two databases to get all the information they need.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,200-217097 7,00.html