[ale] Ouch. Stay away from proprietary technology.

[Jim Kinney]

On Fri, 2016-02-05 at 13:44 -0500, Boris Borisov wrote:
> Imagine their future cars :)
Wow. From all of the stuff on this thread and a many others on the web
about this, an Apple car just became a monstrously terrifying idea.
> 
> On Feb 5, 2016 1:42 PM, "Charles Shapiro" <hooterpincher at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hmm. Security which locks you out of your own device is of questionable value.> > > > -- CHS
> > 

> > On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 12:31 PM, James Sumners > > <james.sumners at gmail.com>> >  wrote:
> > > The key bit is this:
> > > > > > "The issue appears to affect handsets where the home button, which has touch ID fingerprint recognition built-in, has been repaired by a “non-official” company or individual. It has also reportedly affected customers whose phone has been damaged but who have been able to carry on using it without the need for a repair."
> > > > > > I don't think it's a crybaby, "you didn't let us fix it", thing. It seems pretty clear from that description of the problem that Apple is trying to prevent tampering with the fingerprint scanner, i.e. it's a security thing.

> > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 11:26 AM, Charles Shapiro > > > <hooterpincher at gmail.com>> > >  wrote:
> > > > Apple bricks phones repaired by unauthorized shops.> > > > > > > > http://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/feb/05/error-53-apple-iphone-software-update-handset-worthless-third-party-repair?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other> > > > > > > > -- CHS
> > > > 
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