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Comment Re:Nothing will happen (Score 1) 317

The Obama administration, no matter how many accusations regarding some sort of "Socialism" get lobbed at it, is a *corporatist* White House. It's only slightly less corporatist than the Bush Jr and Clinton admins.

Nothing will happen. The corporate cheerleaders and know nothings thinks this somehow protects corporations from the great unwashed.

The petition was an interesting thought, but could never be successful. The executive branch does not (as far as I know) have the power to simply overturn something determined by the legislative branch (LoC is overseen by the legislative branch). [Yes, executive has veto power - but this exemption was never passed as law by congress to begin with...]

Comment TFA and summary are incorrect (Score 4, Informative) 41

Unsurprisingly, the summary and TFA get it wrong. The vulnerability is not in devices. "Messaging Agent" and "MDS Connection Service" are server side components - the vulnerability is there, and not on the phone.

The phone can trigger them because web browsing on a BES-connected device goes through the MDS connection service, so a properly crafted web page can compromise the the MDS service on the server.

Similarly, sending an email will get routed through messaging agent - which is why a crafted email can trigger this without the email being opened on the client device.

Comment Re:Hypocracy much? (Score 1) 617

Some large fraction of the slashdot crowd enjoys characterizing anti-illegal immigration types as 'racists.'

Citation? Large fraction indicates you've come across many different people here expressing this view.

(I think you tried "large fraction" as a way to avoid being accused of playing the slashdot groupthink card, but I'm still calling you on it :p )

Comment Re:If his judgment is so good ... (Score 1) 114

If his judgement is so good about the mobile phone industry, how did he take the undisputed industry leader and run it off the road?

Perhaps he thinks the new models are missing the navigation wheel and the color screen is distracting.

Exactly this. This person has largely run the company into the ground. If he's sold off his stock - and his influence on the Board... well, as a stockholder I'm celebrating.

(As were many others. Stock closed up 7% today on the news.)

Comment Re:Apps (Score 1) 142

apparently because there are not enough apps there for Vertu's rich customers.

This was nowhere in the article, so I have to assume that the summary writer hasn't used a Windows Phone. Windows Phones don't need access to a bazillion apps, usually, because the phones do so much more out of the box than the other two big competitors. But, all of the major apps are certainly available. I guess if you need 500 different fart apps, then the Windows Phone may not be for you. I only counted about 30 in the Windows Phone app store.

Wait - are you a WP defender or a BlackBerry defender?!

I get so confused anymore...

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