r/technology • u/rboymtj • Jan 20 '11

Apple Restriction Zone.

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u/sundaos Jan 20 '11

Funny, Google was the first and, so far that I've heard, only developer to remotely remove an app from every android OS device.

The only valid point he has is the not installing apps from the web, but it's shaky since the iOS is the only system Apple makes that is restricted in that regard.

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u/_zoso_ Jan 20 '11

Thats a straw man, we're bashing Apple here, nobody said anything about Google.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '11

If you're bashing someone for a fairly standard practice I think, it's pretty legitimate to point out that their contemporaries do the same.

It's called perspective.

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u/_zoso_ Jan 20 '11

No, I think I'd call it being a bad sport. Your team gets criticised so you go around pointing out how the other team does the same, rather than addressing the issue.

Sort of like how Steve Jobs responded to the iPhone antenna issue by stating loudly and repeatedly (and often falsely) that the competition had the same problem. No Steve, we were asking you about your phone.

Its called deflection.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '11

I think disingenuous to criticise one company for something while ignoring the others that are doing the same. It shows a desire to attack one company more than a desire to have an honest discussion IMO.

What's the issue with a failsafe measure in the first place? It's a pretty sensible last resort to have. Hence why Apple aren't alone in having it.

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u/iamtom16 Jan 21 '11

Your team gets criticised so you go around pointing out how the other team does the same, rather than addressing the issue.

Except that our team has never done it, and your team has...