just a scary reminder that Apple can flip a switch and the whole works can come tumbling down. Reason enough not to be totally dependent on them.
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Apple Shuts Down All of Google's Internal Apps for Abusing Enterprise Certificate [Updated]
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Nope. Wrong move.
It's obvious Apple won't be suspending Google's and Facebook's certificates indefinitely, but Apple needs to shut up and let people sweat it out for a few days. Even though I'd enjoy watching Google and Facebook brought to their knees, the bigger reason is a warning to everyone: "Don't f*** with us."
Apple PR needs to make no comment. Doing so only exposes potential weakness.
They are working fine, and harvesting you and your friends/families personal data as we speak.
They absolutely deserve that... There's a reason it's called enterprise certificate.
Absolutely right. That's exactly the reason I still carry a BlackBerry (OS10) device around. Don't put all your eggs in one basket...
Only iOS devices are affected at both Google and Facebook. Employees using Android devices are not affected at all. Google and Facebook are not “totally dependent” on Apple at all. Apple’s market position (something the naysayers say is irrelevant) is at work here. With 900 million iOS devices in the Wild google and Facebook cannot ignore those users and they certainly can’t tell them to dump iOS en mass and move to Android. That ain’t gonna happen.
Agree. Facebook and Google abusing their power. Glad Apple is fighting back.
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Um they pay that because they gain more when people use their search, no? So they'd be punishing themselves if they did that.
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Or, some people would leave Facebook and Google services and stick with the Apple ecosystem.
Any of them can. Except google has FAR more control of the internet.
An interesting read: https://gizmodo.com/i-cut-google-out-of-my-life-it-screwed-up-everything-1830565500
PRoblem here is Apple has some power but not ultimate power because many users need Google and Facebook services more than they need Apple to punish Google and Facebook.
And Apple needs the iPhone to have the latest Facebook and Google apps so they can't exactly punish them.
And Apple needs the iPhone to have the latest Facebook and Google apps so they can't exactly punish them.
Don't become so dependent on them. I've already ditched facebook. And even though I have had a gmail account since gmail launched in beta I ditched it too and moved everything to icloud. I trust apple far more than I trust anyone else. Though none of them are perfect.
Curious what Lucy must be thinking watching this as she readies her QC/Apple verdict.
So for those skewering Apple for doing this what would your solution be? The usual slap on the wrist and “don’t do it again” admonition? Ha ha, we caught you breaking your certificate terms but just don’t do it again, okay, please, pretty please. Do you think it’s perfectly legal and ethical for Google and Facebook to have done what they did? All’s fair in love and war? Ha, ha, too bad for you Apple, we’ll do whatever we like with your developer certificate?
Let's have some input from the crowd saying Apple is the meanie here to poor, sweet, innocent Facebook and Google.
Let's have some input from the crowd saying Apple is the meanie here to poor, sweet, innocent Facebook and Google.
Of course they'll get them back. When they stop doing what they're doing. Apple got their attention. All should be well now. For awhile at least. Hopefully.
This is kind of funny - like a “David and Goliath” remark. Apple is certainly one of the “big boys”.
Google was somewhat up front. Not completely. And facebook said almost nothing about it. Facebook has done experiments on users before without their knowledge. Using their accounts to target them in an attempt to sway political beliefs. All without their knowledge. They got busted for that. But they still are doing it. They're not just taking your data to better advertise to you. They are paid by outside political and lobbyist groups to manipulate you and your data helps them do that. With facebook and google YOU are the product.
What does this "Pre-release versions of iOS apps like Google Maps, Hangouts, Gmail, and more stopped working today" actually MEAN? My Gmail is working. Google Maps once had satellite images of the 400-home development behind my house, but recently they display only about 33 of the houses - as though they went back a year or more. Just this past November the construction showed it to be more than 50% complete. Something fishy going on. Wonder if it's related.
It has nothing to do with any of that. Only their custom internal apps and custom internal beta tests. Nothing to do with any consumer apps.
Curious what Lucy must be thinking watching this as she readies her QC/Apple verdict.
Do you mean the QC/FTC verdict? Isn’t it a jury trial?
They can update them. Enterprise accounts are separate from itunesconnect -- the OP's apps will not be affected.
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Internal apps, not consumer apps.