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This seems like a great feature but doesn't California have bigger issues to worry about? Why not let the market decide?
by bcheung 12y ago
This seems like a great feature but doesn't California have bigger issues to worry about? Why not let the market decide?
- dougws 12y agoInvestigating theft takes up police time, which expends taxpayer resources. The market wouldn't take this into account. Also, "doesn't California have bigger issues to worry about" is just silly, as if the government of an enormous state can only do one thing at a time.
- icameron 12y agoPolice don't investigate stolen phones.
- sbisker 12y agoWhat's to say they wouldn't if they were more uncommon?
- staunch 12y agoThey do investigate violent crime. At least theoretically. http://www.crimemapping.com/map.aspx?ll=-13620775.579218755,4544801.491085874&z=13&mc=world-street&cc=HO,RO&db=6/26/2014&de=8/25/2014 http://www.crimemapping.com/map.aspx?ll=-13620775.579218755,...
- kalleboo 12y agoThe market is skewed by the limited competition in the carrier space (caused by limited spectrum allocation), and the carriers have an incentive to not introduce kill switches http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/20/iphone-kill-switch_n_4308924.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/20/iphone-kill-switch_...