BlackBerry pushed out at AT&T for iPhone?

At 10 Aug 2008 10:46:35 -0700 Ness-Net wrote:
>
> Another reason to not trust an iPhone - (or Apple for that matter).
>
>
> A researcher has discovered a URL buried in the iPhone hardware
> that appears to point to an application blacklist - potentially allowing
> Apple to retroactively remove applications it decides no longer fit the
bill.
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08...mote_app_wipe/


What they can do "theoretically" doesn't equal what they are now doing or
will do. I guess it depends on your faith and trust in a company. For all
anyone knows, it's a hidden built-in defense against future malware,
allowing it to be zapped automatically upon execution.

I already have enough reasons not to buy an iPhone without looking for
"hidden" bogeymen! ;-)

On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:26:34 -0400, News <News@Group.name> wrote:

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>Ron wrote:
>> On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:46:35 -0700, "Ness-Net"
>> <richard.nodamn@nessnet.spam.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Another reason to not trust an iPhone - (or Apple for that matter).
>>>
>>>
>>>A researcher has discovered a URL buried in the iPhone hardware that
>>>appears to point to an application blacklist - potentially allowing Apple to
>>>retroactively remove applications it decides no longer fit the bill.
>>>
>>>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08...mote_app_wipe/
>>
>>
>>
>> You wouldnt want an app that can turn your Iphone into a secret Sonar
>> device like Batman used, now would you?
>
>
>Or iTrash to iBrick?

you know better than that. Just deletes the blackballed app.

"Ness-Net" <richard.nodamn@nessnet.spam.com> wrote:

> Another reason to not trust an iPhone - (or Apple for that matter).
>
>
> A researcher has discovered a URL buried in the iPhone hardware that
> appears to point to an application blacklist - potentially allowing Apple to
> retroactively remove applications it decides no longer fit the bill.
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08...mote_app_wipe/

this is old news, and good to have in case something goes wrong with an
app. Apple isn't the type of company to ever use it unless needed, so
relax.

Ron wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:26:34 -0400, News <News@Group.name> wrote:
>
>
>>
>>Ron wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:46:35 -0700, "Ness-Net"
>>><richard.nodamn@nessnet.spam.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Another reason to not trust an iPhone - (or Apple for that matter).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>A researcher has discovered a URL buried in the iPhone hardware that
>>>>appears to point to an application blacklist - potentially allowing Apple to
>>>>retroactively remove applications it decides no longer fit the bill.
>>>>
>>>>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08...mote_app_wipe/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>You wouldnt want an app that can turn your Iphone into a secret Sonar
>>>device like Batman used, now would you?
>>
>>
>>Or iTrash to iBrick?
>
>
> you know better than that. Just deletes the blackballed app.


Right.... like AAPL phone deleted iTrash v.1 unlocking attempts?

Mike Hofman wrote on [Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:42:04 -0600]:
> "Ness-Net" <richard.nodamn@nessnet.spam.com> wrote:
>
>> Another reason to not trust an iPhone - (or Apple for that matter).
>>
>>
>> A researcher has discovered a URL buried in the iPhone hardware that
>> appears to point to an application blacklist - potentially allowing Apple to
>> retroactively remove applications it decides no longer fit the bill.
>>
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08...mote_app_wipe/
>
> this is old news, and good to have in case something goes wrong with an
> app. Apple isn't the type of company to ever use it unless needed, so
> relax.

Their definition of "needed" probably doesn't coincide with everyone
elses.

I.e. this app is helping people too much, zap.

>Apple isn't the type of company to ever use it unless needed, so
> relax.

No, just the kind of company to release firmware "updates" that break the
phone. Or unwanted desktop software. No thanks.

On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:09:15 -0400, News <News@Group.name> wrote:

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>
>Ron wrote:
>> On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:26:34 -0400, News <News@Group.name> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>>Ron wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:46:35 -0700, "Ness-Net"
>>>><richard.nodamn@nessnet.spam.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Another reason to not trust an iPhone - (or Apple for that matter).
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>A researcher has discovered a URL buried in the iPhone hardware that
>>>>>appears to point to an application blacklist - potentially allowing Apple to
>>>>>retroactively remove applications it decides no longer fit the bill.
>>>>>
>>>>>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08...mote_app_wipe/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>You wouldnt want an app that can turn your Iphone into a secret Sonar
>>>>device like Batman used, now would you?
>>>
>>>
>>>Or iTrash to iBrick?
>>
>>
>> you know better than that. Just deletes the blackballed app.
>
>
>Right.... like AAPL phone deleted iTrash v.1 unlocking attempts?

They did not do that remotely, and you KNOW that.
You and your posts are the TRASH, not the iPhone or APple.

PLONK

Ron wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:09:15 -0400, News <News@Group.name> wrote:
>
>
>>
>>Ron wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:26:34 -0400, News <News@Group.name> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Ron wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:46:35 -0700, "Ness-Net"
>>>>><richard.nodamn@nessnet.spam.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Another reason to not trust an iPhone - (or Apple for that matter).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>A researcher has discovered a URL buried in the iPhone hardware that
>>>>>>appears to point to an application blacklist - potentially allowing Apple to
>>>>>>retroactively remove applications it decides no longer fit the bill.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08...mote_app_wipe/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>You wouldnt want an app that can turn your Iphone into a secret Sonar
>>>>>device like Batman used, now would you?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Or iTrash to iBrick?
>>>
>>>
>>>you know better than that. Just deletes the blackballed app.
>>
>>
>>Right.... like AAPL phone deleted iTrash v.1 unlocking attempts?
>
>
> They did not do that remotely, and you KNOW that.


AAPL pushed the update that disabled the unlocking.

'Nuf said, and you KNOW THAT, moron.

"Bill Kearney" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote:

> >Apple isn't the type of company to ever use it unless needed, so
> > relax.
>
> No, just the kind of company to release firmware "updates" that break the
> phone. Or unwanted desktop software. No thanks.

when has that ever happened? answer: never

NEW YORK (Reuters) - For the first time Research In Motion Ltd's
BlackBerry cornered 10 percent of U.S. cell phone sales in the second
quarter in a market that grew more than 5 percent

The research firm said Canada's RIM was seeing huge success with
both consumer and enterprise handsets in the United states where total
mobile phone shipments rose 5.3 percent to 41.9 million units from 39.8
million in the second quarter of 2007

http://www.reuters.com/article/marke...33824020080811