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[citation][nom]jhaws1001[/nom]I don't like the idea that Amazon has the ABILITY to delete the book from the device in the first place. That "feature" alone dissuades me from wanting to purchase one. I guess I'll stick with the little screen on my iphone. Can Apple remotely remove my apps too?[/citation]
Because the iPhone connects to iTunes which is updated (weekly it seems) by Apple - it is possible for Apple to do ANYTHING to your phone. All it would be is a command. "Delete ***.***" - whatever. Same for Windows too. With Linux, its not possible because its open source - and devs / users would know about it. (Not being PRO Linux, just a fact)
To a degree, the govt. can do that... and worse. MS has the right to edit or delete anything off your computer. Read the EULA. So lets say the Govt. demanded to have access to their servers and send out a KILL command for Windows PCs to delete certain files.
Think about that as your Vista/XP box does its background updates.
Because the iPhone connects to iTunes which is updated (weekly it seems) by Apple - it is possible for Apple to do ANYTHING to your phone. All it would be is a command. "Delete ***.***" - whatever. Same for Windows too. With Linux, its not possible because its open source - and devs / users would know about it. (Not being PRO Linux, just a fact)
what happens if a government decided to ban a book as offensive? Would Amazon comply with the new ban and pull the book from your library?
To a degree, the govt. can do that... and worse. MS has the right to edit or delete anything off your computer. Read the EULA. So lets say the Govt. demanded to have access to their servers and send out a KILL command for Windows PCs to delete certain files.
Think about that as your Vista/XP box does its background updates.