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Re: Mobile phone OS security changing?


From: Blue Boar <BlueBoar () thievco com>
Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 12:24:11 +0100

Michael Silk wrote:
The last thing I want is my mobile phone updating itself. I imagine
that sort of operation would take up battery power, and possibly cause
other interruptions ... (can you be on a call and have it update
itself?)

A larger issue for me (though I'm straying a bit from SC) is that phone
vendors tend to show a strong desire for lock-in, and I would fear
auto-update mostly because of loss of features, DRM, etc...

     Ryan

[Ed. Let's either stay on topic or let this thread die, please.  KRvW]




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