>But I suspect that was an edge case that Apple didn't have in mind when they designed that feature. Indeed, if you read the great-great parent comment, we are

>But I suspect that was an edge case that Apple didn't have in mind when they designed that feature. Indeed, if you read the great-great parent comment, we are not talking about a device for Bear Grylls to be used in the wilderness. Activation is an annoying concept, but except crashes like yours, a device will work just fine without a machine with iTunes nearby.