iOS being "better" than Android is a matter of opinion, not fact. It all depends on what you value about the device. If you don't want to think about setup and configuration of the device and you like the way Apple does things, than iOS is for you. If you prefer being able to customize you device or really hate the way Apple does things, than Android is preferable. As far as people switching, if Apple was your first choice for a purchase than it is likely they preferred the Apple way to start so, they aren't likely to like anything else.
Me, I have never liked the Apple way. I have never owned a Mac or iDevice and I loathe it when I have to work on them for other people. Though I know how they operate and have quite a bit of experience with them, I hate the way they operate and the fact you can't make any serious changes to it.
The issue is that the devices have a fallback PIN number that can be used if the fingerprint reader is considered untrustworthy. It would cause a lot less problems than bricking the device.
The problem here is precedent. If we allow Apple to do it without contesting it then other companies can start to do it and point to Apple as the reason they are allowed to do it.
It would only be shooting the messenger if it warned you rather than bricking your device. Analogy that I think works: Your dog gets bit by an animal, you take it to a vet but, not the one the breeder recommends. The breeder could choose to warn you that the dog might have rabies as they can't verify that the vet is competent but, instead, they shoot your dog... Just to be safe.
This is not even a concern for 99.99% of the population. If you are this paranoid about security, you should not be using ANY smart device. If you are in this 0.01%, you should be using a burner dumb phone with the GPS hard disabled.
99.99% of customers, Apple or other, could care less about government intrusion into your devices. Here on/. it seems otherwise because we're not a fair sampling of the general population. This is nothing more than a poor excuse to force people to only repair with Apple, at a highly inflated price, or buy a new device. For the few that really care about keeping our data away from the government, smartphones should never be an option in their current form. They're a tracking and security nightmare.
Sadly, one side effect of internet anonymity is that people feel they can be complete assholes without consequence. They tend to take out their frustrations about their spouse, boss or family on some random victim on the internet because it makes them "feel better." Not that I'm for removing anonymity, it just the burden we bear for it.
Yea, I remember having to hunt down 3Com modems that had hardware ISA jumpers because of Plug-n-pray issues. I had enough problems that I finally just started buying those cards full time. They had a plug-n-play option but, you could set the IRQ via hardware. Best of both worlds of the era.
Yea, they finally implemented multiple profiles by then because it had been such an issue. DOS 3.x and 4.x, forget it. I can't remember if profile support came in DOS 5.x or 6.x.
No, it doesn't make sense. Name any other fields other than books, music and movies that you can create one work and potentially not have to work again the rest of your life and the same for your kids and grandkids and possibly even great grandkids because checks keep rolling in from your ancient creation.
Yea, Chrome gets a bad rap for how much resources it uses but, it actually has a good reason and, as you pointed out, if it starts hitting your system's ceiling, it starts scaling back. Personally, I'm torn between Chrome and Firefox as there's things I like on each, except on mobile where Firefox wins due to plugins.
Yea, I can't say I have a lot of Windows 3.x experience either. I preferred working with DOS and only used Windows when I had to until Windows 95 rolled around and it started to resemble something useable.
Ah yes, the days of himem.sys and emm386... Most of the time it wasn't so bad but, every now and then you'd have two applications that required mutually exclusive settings. Now that was a pain. DOS was not exactly set up for multi-boot configurations.
Remember though, this was in the wild west days of PCs where there didn't seem to be a standard for anything. Sometime I miss those days, then I remember the "fun" of dial-up and move on.
So basically, you're saying you like the way the old system failed instead of how the new system fails. Gotcha. How about something more productive than whining about the change? Help out and push for better output, error control and reporting in the new system. It's new and needs the rough edges worked out, help out if you don't like it as is.
I've already burned my mod points so I can post normally. It doesn't matter if you agree with it, it's off-topic and just looking to start a fight. -1 is where it belongs.
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iOS being "better" than Android is a matter of opinion, not fact. It all depends on what you value about the device. If you don't want to think about setup and configuration of the device and you like the way Apple does things, than iOS is for you. If you prefer being able to customize you device or really hate the way Apple does things, than Android is preferable. As far as people switching, if Apple was your first choice for a purchase than it is likely they preferred the Apple way to start so, they aren't likely to like anything else. Me, I have never liked the Apple way. I have never owned a Mac or iDevice and I loathe it when I have to work on them for other people. Though I know how they operate and have quite a bit of experience with them, I hate the way they operate and the fact you can't make any serious changes to it.
The issue is that the devices have a fallback PIN number that can be used if the fingerprint reader is considered untrustworthy. It would cause a lot less problems than bricking the device.
The problem here is precedent. If we allow Apple to do it without contesting it then other companies can start to do it and point to Apple as the reason they are allowed to do it.
It would only be shooting the messenger if it warned you rather than bricking your device. Analogy that I think works: Your dog gets bit by an animal, you take it to a vet but, not the one the breeder recommends. The breeder could choose to warn you that the dog might have rabies as they can't verify that the vet is competent but, instead, they shoot your dog... Just to be safe.
A warning message "Your phone has been altered and can no longer be considered secure" would do just fine.
This is not even a concern for 99.99% of the population. If you are this paranoid about security, you should not be using ANY smart device. If you are in this 0.01%, you should be using a burner dumb phone with the GPS hard disabled.
99.99% of customers, Apple or other, could care less about government intrusion into your devices. Here on /. it seems otherwise because we're not a fair sampling of the general population. This is nothing more than a poor excuse to force people to only repair with Apple, at a highly inflated price, or buy a new device. For the few that really care about keeping our data away from the government, smartphones should never be an option in their current form. They're a tracking and security nightmare.
I so hope you're being sarcastic. If not, please burn your computer in fire and never plague the internet again.
You know, I was against a [sarcasm] tag at first but, the idea is growing on me.
Sadly, one side effect of internet anonymity is that people feel they can be complete assholes without consequence. They tend to take out their frustrations about their spouse, boss or family on some random victim on the internet because it makes them "feel better." Not that I'm for removing anonymity, it just the burden we bear for it.
There'll be robots for all of that in a few years.
MFM... really glad those days are gone, PATA too.
Yea, I remember having to hunt down 3Com modems that had hardware ISA jumpers because of Plug-n-pray issues. I had enough problems that I finally just started buying those cards full time. They had a plug-n-play option but, you could set the IRQ via hardware. Best of both worlds of the era.
Yea, they finally implemented multiple profiles by then because it had been such an issue. DOS 3.x and 4.x, forget it. I can't remember if profile support came in DOS 5.x or 6.x.
Or, who knows, they may even be able to pass the "forever less one day" proposal. (Yes, a former MPAA president actually wanted to do this.)
Sorry, I haven't slept in two days.
No, it doesn't make sense. Name any other fields other than books, music and movies that you can create one work and potentially not have to work again the rest of your life and the same for your kids and grandkids and possibly even great grandkids because checks keep rolling in from your ancient creation.
Like most such laws, the government excluded themselves from the law. Just try to pay the IRS in cash.
Yea, Chrome gets a bad rap for how much resources it uses but, it actually has a good reason and, as you pointed out, if it starts hitting your system's ceiling, it starts scaling back. Personally, I'm torn between Chrome and Firefox as there's things I like on each, except on mobile where Firefox wins due to plugins.
Yea, I can't say I have a lot of Windows 3.x experience either. I preferred working with DOS and only used Windows when I had to until Windows 95 rolled around and it started to resemble something useable.
Ah yes, the days of himem.sys and emm386... Most of the time it wasn't so bad but, every now and then you'd have two applications that required mutually exclusive settings. Now that was a pain. DOS was not exactly set up for multi-boot configurations.
QuickTime... thanks. I had managed to forget about that and RealPlayer until you brought it up!
Remember though, this was in the wild west days of PCs where there didn't seem to be a standard for anything. Sometime I miss those days, then I remember the "fun" of dial-up and move on.
So basically, you're saying you like the way the old system failed instead of how the new system fails. Gotcha. How about something more productive than whining about the change? Help out and push for better output, error control and reporting in the new system. It's new and needs the rough edges worked out, help out if you don't like it as is.
I've already burned my mod points so I can post normally. It doesn't matter if you agree with it, it's off-topic and just looking to start a fight. -1 is where it belongs.