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Chinese Authorities Shut Down WireLurker Distribution Site, Arrest Suspects Involved
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What happens to these three is a good example of Chinese society. If they are imprisoned or executed, they are cutting off their nose despite themselves. If they were in the USA, most cases, they would be hired by the very tech companies that helped bust them.
Using a third party app store equals to looking for problems. Period
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Lesson learned: next time direct your efforts in the right direction
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Lesson learned: next time direct your efforts in the right direction
Send them to Terminal!!!
Oh right... Terminal and its people are no more
(Walking Dead joke)
Good thing you mentioned that was a Walking Dead joke otherwise I would have been really confused.
Like... "Yeah! Let's rm -rf those bastards!"
Don't hold your breath. I share your skepticism.
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Just > /dev/null dat ass.
Well, yeah... I mean if you never go outside you can't get robbed... but you also never get to see the sun.
Walking within the designated lines is safer, but it's also pretty boring.
So, your analogy is hilarious to me considering the stereotype of people who are obsessed with technology never going outside and being pasty white from not seeing the sun.
That aside, I feel like your analogy holds up especially well if you're strolling along the pathways in Yellowstone National Park in the US. Walking within the designated lines is safer, but boring, yes. However, if you stay on the walkways, you dont run the risk of falling into a hidden slurry pit and burning in one of the most painful deaths I can imagine. Excitement, in this case, is usually synonymous with demise.
And dont make that tired argument about being restricted into doing only what Apple wants, because I could jailbrake my device, I could run around outside the lines as much as I want and theres nothing Apple could really do to stop me. But why would I do that when I gain nothing from the exercise and run the risk of getting nailed with all kinds of malware?
In short, your analogy doesnt take into account that I can experience the sun just as well as you from within the lines, and that all you get by straying from them is hurt.
100s of millions of people use iPhones. I'm not going to elaborate further.
Right... because getting a virus is akin to a painful, fiery death. I'm pretty sure I was closer.
A lot of people very clearly gain something from jailbreaking, as millions do it. I had a jailbroken 5 for two years and never had any "malware." You're being ridiculous, hemming and hawing about why you should stay inside the dotted lines, walk the trodden path, and stay safe inside your comfort zone--- everything Apple is famous for not doing.
I honestly don't have time to detail exactly how and why you're wrong, but suffice it to say that you are, your analogies are horrible, and you should probably consider returning to school. This is absolutely ridiculous.
The "lines" were bloody metaphorical, the house was literal. Jesus.
I think the real point here is that no matter how personal the implementation of a technology or use case, people will insist that other people who prefer to use it in a manner different than themselves are wrong, despite the fact that it's categorically impossible to prove such.
I supported that point with my earlier post, and you've essentially proven it by doing as I did, writing a whole lot of stuff that I'm sure makes perfect sense to you but strikes me as empty of even the most basic shred of logic.
What interests me most about this trend is that, while I am not a teenager and (I assume) you are not either, we're both acting like utter children over what is basically a personal preference.
In the end, I will continue to use my devices in the manner I wish to use them and take comfort in the aspects of that use case that appeal to me. You may continue to use your devices in whatever way appeals to you, and take comfort wherever you like.
You have a nice day.
That's pretty normal in China, even the bystanders video taped the whole thing and put it on the internet...OH WAIT! There's no REAL internet in China.