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- ferg > -----Original Message----- > From: David Farber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 4:05 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [IP] Jobs warns of missing features in knokoff iPhones > > I love the term trusted network -- ATT and NSA djf > > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Brad Templeton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: July 5, 2007 6:58:35 PM EDT > To: David Farber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Jobs warns of missing features in knokoff iPhones > > > Original at: > http://ideas.4brad.com/jobs-warns-knockoff-iphone-lacks-many-key- > features > > Steve Jobs of Apple Computer warned today that a rumoured cheap Chinese > iPhone knockoff making its way toward America is an inferior product > which > lacks many of the important features of the iPhone. It may look a bit > like an iPhone, but when consumers discover all the great iPhone > features > that are missing from it, we think theyll still line up at Apple Stores > for the genuine article, said Jobs in a released statement. Designed by > software nerds, the knockoff, dubbed the myPhone by fans, has not yet > been confirmed. > > Apple released a list of features reported to be missing from the > MyPhone. > > * The iPhone has special software that assures you will use the > trusted AT&T cellular network. Lacking this software, the myPhone > accepts any SIM card from any network. Users may find themselves > connected to a network that doesnt have the reputation for service, > trust and protecting the privacy of customers that AT&T has. In > addition, users may be stuck without 2 years of guaranteed AT&T > service. > > * The iPhone is configured to assure you the latest iTunes > experience. The myPhone may operate before you have installed > the latest iTunes and registered your phone with it. Indeed, the > myPhone lacks the protections that block it from being used without > registering it with or reporting back to anybody, depriving the > user > of customer service and upsell opportunities. > > * The iPhone has special software that assures all applications run > on the iPhone have been approved by Apple, which protects the user > from viruses and tools that may make the user violate their licence > agreements. The myPhone will run any application, from any > developer, > opening up the user to all sorts of risks. > > * The iPhone protects users from dangerous Flash and Java > applications > which may compromise their device and confuse the user experience. > > * myPhones dont forbid VoIP software that may cause the user to > accidentally make calls over wireless internet connections instead > of the AT&T network. Quality on the internet is unpredictable, as > is the price, which can range down to zero, causing great pricing > uncertainty. > > * The iPhone saves the user from receiving distracting instant > messages over popular IM services, adding calm to your day. > > * Music and videos in the iPhone are protected by Apple FairPlay > brand > DRM. On the myPhone, which lacks the important DRM functionality, > music can be freely copied to other devices the user owns, putting > the user at risk of infringing copyrights. > > * The iPhone assures users will only play media files in approved > formats, and not risky open source formats. > > * The iPhone protects the user from setting a song in their device > as a ringtone, saving those around him from annoyance and > protecting > the user from violating music copyrights and performance rights. > > * The iPhone Bluetooth functions have careful security > management. Users are protected from using bluetooth to exchange > files > with other users (such files are risky) or accidentally printing > or communicating with your computer. Bluetooth is only used for > headsets and headphones as was intended. The myPhone lacks these > important protections. > > * The iPhone only uses its internal flash drive. The user is > protected > against hard drives, which have moving parts and can put data at > risk. > > * The myPhone battery has a removable door over it, which can get > lost, or allow the battery to fall out or be stolen. The iPhones > battery is solidly protected. Users are also assured they will > use only Apple certified batteries and not subject to the risk of > aftermarket batteries, which may explode, killing the user. > > * The iPhone is for sale only in the USA and primarily for use > there. This encourages users to stay home in America which is good > for the economy and their own peace of mind. > > * The iPhone, unlike the myPhone and all other cell phones, sells > at a very solid markup for Apple, assuring Apple executives and > stockholders will be happy, and the company will be around to > support the iPhone for years to come. The myPhone, it is rumoured, > will be purchasable in a wide variety of stores, confusing the > buyer > with too much choice, price wars and depriving them of the special > experience of an Apple or AT&T store. > > * As a result, the myPhone lacks the Apple brand coolness which is > built into the iPhone and every other Apple product. Nobodys going > to have to spend days in line for a myPhone, said Jobs. You wont > have people thrusting them in your face all week to show you how > cool they are. > > > MyPhones are predicted to sell for $350 without contract, $150 with a > 2 year contract to the provider of your choice. > > Put comments and additions at: > > http://ideas.4brad.com/jobs-warns-knockoff-iphone-lacks-many-key- > features > > > ------------------------------------------- > Archives: http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now > RSS Feed: http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawg(at)netzero.net ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
