It's anti-competitive to not allow third-party operating systems. Apple won't be allowed to ship a car unless it opens up users' Apple mobile devices to other operating systems. Enough fake money and local bankruptcy plans from corporate California.
Can I suggest your attitude here is why we are still struggling to solve the same IT security problems that have been subject of most discussion for more than a decade now?
What discussion are you talking about exactly?
if IT staff don't have the ability to install software on a given computer, they're not going to use that computer for anything of consequence, certainly not for something that's as big of a time-sink as email can be. The problem is that a normal computer set up for a normal user, isn't really usable for us.
Why if its so bad you can't or won't use it, it can't really be 'good' for anyone else can it. Maybe you should be trying to fix that?
Why don't you go and fix that, instead of asking people who want to do their jobs efficiently to do the exact opposite – mucking about with pointless drivel for the sake of making some holier-than-thou infosec wannabe like you happy?
But you are different right - you don't ever run binaries from lower trust sources than what is in you general supply chain right? If you use FOSS tools or scripts you carefully audit all of them for RATs, backdoors, etc, don't you? I mean you saved so much time not using that 'normie setup'!
Personally I don't anything in Outlook anyone else in the company probably should not need or want to do. I don't run rando tool on my host system either - I don't want machine where I do basic office work fouled up and krufted up. I have VM for these things that does not get my account on corporate systems, if I need to authenticate something on the VM. I usually shut the VM down and roll my passwords.
I'll close this off with something people like you really need to read: https://kellyshortridge.com/bl...
If you can see yourself in that text, maybe stop being a jerk and let people do their job for once.
I'm glad this Linux web site is still up on the Internet and doesn't cost me billions of dollars to post to for some reason. If only Apple were visible somewhere on the internet so they could be criticized and forced into being open; you know? (Nice hostname..)
Anyway, here's an important news article from 2017 via 2010 detailing why the company will be having problems until they acknowledge more about their operations:
Life and death in Apple's forbidden city
In an extract from his new book, Brian Merchant reveals how he gained access to Longhua, the vast complex where iPhones are made and where, in 2010, unhappy workers started killing themselves
It's printed on the back of every iPhone: "Designed by Apple in California Assembled in China". US law dictates that products manufactured in China must be labelled as such and Apple's inclusion of the phrase renders the statement uniquely illustrative of one of the planet's starkest economic divides - the cutting edge is conceived and designed in Silicon Valley, but it is assembled by hand in China.
In 2010, Longhua assembly-line workers began killing themselves. Worker after worker threw themselves off the towering dorm buildings, sometimes in broad daylight, in tragic displays of desperation - and in protest at the work conditions inside. There were 18 reported suicide attempts that year alone and 14 confirmed deaths. Twenty more workers were talked down by Foxconn officials.
The epidemic caused a media sensation - suicides and sweatshop conditions in the House of iPhone. Suicide notes and survivors told of immense stress, long workdays and harsh managers who were prone to humiliate workers for mistakes, of unfair fines and unkept promises of benefits.
Yeah, no. What will satisfy them is the delivery of a complete product on purchase. No one should have to jump through hoops for that.
Even 2 for 1 is not free. 2 for 1 is 50% off of two trips. 17 trips for the cost of 16 is a 6.025% off discount, when buying in bulk.
6.025% off is nothing. NYC subways give a deal where unlimited trips cost for 1 week costs the same as 12 trips. Worst discount there is 8.333%
This is not due to a tax windfall. This is not going to create inflation.
This is barely even a mild sale to encourage greater use of their trains.
That is not what this is. You're not paying for the 16 trips - you're getting the deposit for the free season tickets back after you complete them. The trips themselves are free whether you get your deposit back or not.
Is Twitter a common carrier? (47 USC 201-276)
Seems that it was smart to keep the telephone company around after all..
ADT and Google Partner To Create Leading Smart Home Security Offering
August 3, 2020
"ADT (NYSE: ADT), a leading provider of security and smart home solutions, and Google today announced they are entering into a long-term partnership to create the next generation of smart home security offerings. The partnership will combine Nest's award-winning hardware and services, powered by Google's machine learning technology, with ADT's installation, service and professional monitoring network to create a more helpful smart home and integrated experience for customers across the United States."
Google invests in ADT, will integrate its Nest devices into smart home business
August 3, 2020
"Google has invested $450 million for a 6.6 percent stake in security company ADT, the companies announced today. The deal, which is expected to close in the third quarter of this year, will see ADT's technicians selling and installing Google's Nest smart home devices, such as cameras and smart displays, as early as this year. Homes and small businesses are said to be the two target markets."
Google's stock symbol is GOOG, by the way. The stock exchange doesn't matter, that's why Google exists.. right?
Ask me if you want more information.
What a stupid design.
Google is getting left behind due to its horrible stealing of everyone's e-mails, notes, photos, call logs, contact lists, business plans, location history, life stories, and search engine logs.
If only we had easy-to-understand free software that allowed us to compete with the proprietary confusion stack that this multi-billion dollar company put in our life..
It is not every question that deserves an answer. -- Publilius Syrus
