No I am not leaving the platform ... I am stating that I will not be buying any more "Paid-apps" until the situation changes/improves.... which I am hoping (not holding my breathe) for....
If paid apps can (without rooting) be save to the SDcard then that would fix one issue... But I dont think that google will make that possible ... if they do "Wahoooo !" On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Disconnect <[email protected]> wrote: > I have, in fact, changed phones. "My downloads" is stored on the server. > Protected storage on SD is a reasonable place for paid apps (encrypted is > an important word! Thats why i used it.) > Any time you have to say "well this seems like absolutely the worst thing > they could do" chances are very good you have misunderstood something. > > But didn't you end by saying you were leaving the platform? The line for > iphones forms to the left, no pushing, have fun, ttyl. > > > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 2:48 PM, James Clements <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Lets go point by point to what you say are a *ton* of "*Mostly-Wrong*" >> *Assumptions >> *: >> >> 1.) >> >> ..yes? Just like every free app. Go to "my downloads" in market. >> >>> You have not lost your phone or had it stolen ... if you are working >> with >> your original phone and original gmail account ... then a restore to the >> same phone is OK .... That is not the case if " phone is >> damaged/lost/stolen " 2.) >> ...how does that follow? The encrypted-loopback device would work just as >> well for commercial apps as non. Nice try though, it is ALMOST reasonable if >> you close your eyes, refuse to do any research, and hum you country's >> national anthem really loud.. >> >>> Since Google is storing the paid apps in a private-locked directory >> ...their intent is to prevent the apps from being copied ... just like they >> root is locked to prevent changes... So It >> doesn't take convoluted reasoning to know that they would not place >> these apps on the SDCard ... and have place them in protected memory in the >> /Data directory and not onto the SDCard... Maybe you dont get "the Backup >> of apps not being possible under the current configuration" unless you have >> a rooted phone ... which the masses of phone owners DONT!! >> 3.) >> ...That might be a hint that you are wrong, then. >> >>> this reasoning doesn't even need any defense because you have not >> made a statement that changes the Statement premise ... " For me this is a >> serious limit ...." this is neither an "assumption" nor "Mostly-Wrong" ... >> 4.) >> >>>> " *IF* this ...." >> >>> you didn't make any viable point as to how this was >> "mostly-wrong" or even an "assumption" >> >> So None of your points have merit nor do they indicate that I have made >> "wrong-Assumptions" >> Your opinions are just that ...Opinions ... In Items 1.) & 2.) above, >> you have not given any >> facts that refute my points as being false ... or just merely opinions >> ...since what I >> stated is the current state of affairs with this platform regarding >> memory and backups.. >> >> Items 3 & 4 are mute because both are what my intentions and feelings >> are... and therefore >> are not even Assumptions in the first place .... >> >> Thanks for your input though... >> >> On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 10:26 AM, Disconnect >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> You are making a ton of mostly-wrong assumptions. But sure, it makes a >>> better "story" that way... >>> >>> On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 10:28 AM, justjimjpc <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> So are we to assume that Google is maintaining these special folders >>>> in the "cloud" somewhere so they can be reinstalled in the event your >>>> phone is damaged/lost/stolen ... ??? >>>> >>> >>> ..yes? Just like every free app. Go to "my downloads" in market. >>> >>> >>>> This would also go to indicate that Google will NEVER allow these apps >>>> to be installed and run from the SDCard... (for a non-rooted >>>> phone) ... >>>> >>> >>> ..how does that follow? The encrypted-loopback device would work just as >>> well for commercial apps as non. Nice try though, it is ALMOST reasonable if >>> you close your eyes, refuse to do any research, and hum you country's >>> national anthem really loud.. >>> >>> >>>> >>>> For me this is serious limit to the future value of the G1... It makes >>>> no sense to fatally limit/cripple the phone to this degree. >>>> >>> >>> That might be a hint that you are wrong, then. >>> >>> *IF* this does turn out to be the case then it will finish my brief >>>> affair with Android. I like the platform but the current handsets do >>>> not have enough internal storage to be considered a practical device >>>> for applications that in all eventuality will become more space >>>> demanding. >>>> >>> >>> OK bye now, have a nice one. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
