One night it did an update, and there was Edge.
No opt-in beforehand.
I forget exactly what it asks - but the Uninstall option asked something like 'do you want to keep Edge' and 'Do you want to reinstall it later?' or something similar. It was as though they wanted to have a record of a 'soft' opt-in where No really means maybe yes
If I wanted to use a different browser I could have installed Chrome or Firefox.
Static IP address settings are lost after you apply this update.
In both instances the advisory states that "Microsoft is working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release."
Fantastic dream however
If their Linux implementations have the same stuff stuck in and are dependant on Samsung support for ongoing updates then count me out.
All you need to do is buy an Android Phone, an iPhone case, and glue them together. Kickstarter is getting really weird tehse days
From reading the article (yes - I know - and no I'm not new here) it's nasty piece of telephony hardware and more like a router than anything else. I know it's a current meme to thrash IoT as a platform but this is not a case of a programmer taking shortcuts on a feature constrained device, but rather a programmer or designer who is just dumb. This has been a problem long before the IoT ever came around.
If you are after a small, embeddable Linux+ARM device I'd recommend you forget the Raspberry Pi and get an Orange Pi Zero. They exist, you can buy them of AliExpress, and they work just fine.
They may be somewhat shy of naming vendors who are bastardising their product and compromising the security, updatability and maintainability of their pre-packaged images, but maybe another approach is for Canonical (and other Linux vendors) to come up with a certification model? That way if you play nice you get to use the logo, and if you lie you can be sued.
That way customers can quickly tell which vendors are more reputable than others.
The business model has been around for years and would help sort out the better vendors from the worse.
If the requirement to be listening permanently is reasonable, then surely their users would understand and accept this as part of using their application?
Worst of all, if one does catch fire in transit, the sender (not Samsung) will be liable for the consequences.
It's really disappointing to see a company like Samsung handle this so badly
The only sensible option is to return it to the point of sale for a refund. Failing that, people should be contacting Samsung so that they (and not the customer) are responsible for the safe packaging and transport of these devices.
On one hand they are fulfilling their duty of care by disclosing this information to the public so they can make an informed decision; and
On the other hand they are protecting their shareholders by suggesting that the devices are safe and people can continue to use them.
It's a sad thing when the profit motive is put ahead of patient safety, however I suspect we will see a lot more of this as the 'Internet of Things' and 'eHealth' agendas collide on the desk of medical professionals who think they are experts but in fact are not.
Welcome to the impending risk of death by technology.
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