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If a comet hits CA tomorrow and the company collapses, do you think I would still be able to "control" my device? What about patching it up or installing a new
by hda2 6y ago
If a comet hits CA tomorrow and the company collapses, do you think I would still be able to "control" my device? What about patching it up or installing a new system?
People who buy iOS devices don't control them. Full stop.
- mullingitover 6y agoApple has multiple regional data centers, if they’re all wiped out it probably means the collapse of civilization anyway. So another implausible scenario. Just saying “you don’t control your device” doesn’t make it true, and regardless: the limitations have been a known quantity for a long time, and most people are fine with them. Apple’s secure, locked-down device experience is so popular that we’re complaining about their monopoly.
- josephcsible 6y agoWhy do you keep saying "secure" and "locked-down" like they go together, when the opposite is true?
- mullingitover 6y agoI'm sorry, I honestly didn't know that opening up iDevices to run arbitrary, unsigned code would be a security win. Can you elaborate on that?
- josephcsible 6y agoThat's not what I said. It's fine for devices to only run signed code. It only becomes bad when the owner isn't in control of whose code signatures are trusted.
- mullingitover 6y agoAndroid devices generally fall into this category you're describing. Are you saying that Android has superior security to iOS?