 GbcueAlmost P.E.Premium
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| Where does it say Google can brick a phone?
Google can do what ever it wants on their app store because you CAN get things outside. They don't have a monopoly regarding where you can get/download/buy apps.
Apple SHOULD NOT be able to pull apps because you CAN'T get things outside. Apple DOES have a monopoly on where you can get/download/buy apps. Jail breaking wouldn't even be possible without a 3rd party team constantly working to destroy Apple.
Do you still not understand this?
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 funchordsHelloPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
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kudos:5 | reply to hottboiinnc
said by hottboiinnc:And google takes it farther by saying they can disable the phone or installing unapproved applications? WTF! you bought the damn paper weight what gives them the right to brick it? Apple doesn't do that they just want a law on their side. Google doesn't take it farther since Apple can disable apps remotely, too. But that's not an evil thing. As far as I know, neither Apple nor Google have used this capability.
Here's the policy that you're referencing, and note that it only applies to stuff you see in the Android Market"
Product Removals: From time to time, Google may discover a Product on the Market that violates the Android Market Developer Distribution Agreement or other legal agreements, laws, regulations or policies. In such an instance, Google retains the right to remotely remove those applications from your Device at its sole discretion. If that occurs Google will make reasonable efforts to recover the purchase price of the Product, if any, from the originating Developer on your behalf. If Google is unable to recover the full amount of the purchase price, it will divide any recovered amounts between the affected users on a pro rata basis. This reminds me of the kerfuffle that Amazon finds itself in over the Kindle and 1984 and some other title. Users are so angry, I bet that they wish they had that decision to make all over again! But that was a copyright flap. What should Amazon do if one of their ebooks caused something to execute that damaged the Kindle. Or what should Google do if one of their Android Market apps ran code that damaged the phone? And we know what Apple could do (and should do) if one of their apps begins to go postal - blacklist it. Beyond that, Apple seems to be leaving existing installs of AppStore-removed titles alone. I haven't heard of anything disappearing from Androids, either.
So far, I can't name any applications that Google has forcibly removed using the above policy. (Can you?) Until then, the worst we can do is "we'll see when it happens."
Here's the big difference: As far as I can tell, Android doesn't need a "jailbreak" to run "unapproved" 3rd-party apps, Apple does.
By the way, thanks for pointing that removal clause out. I wasn't aware of it. I was aware of Apple's blacklist (and I've seen similar registry entries in MS Mobile). After thinking this through, I have to hope that they're well-intended but we'll see if and how they're actually used.
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