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On 8/5/2015 1:27 PM, android wrote:
PeterN Wrote in message: On 8/5/2015 12:05 PM, android wrote: PeterN Wrote in message: On 8/5/2015 7:06 AM, AnthonyL wrote: snip It strikes me as being bad form to let users have physical access to their computers and even worse form to allow them permissions to install anything on them. Bring back the mainframe I say. Many software publishers would like to see that happen. Except, what you call mainframe, they call the cloud. Bring back dumb terminals. -- PeterN iPads? There is a distinction between terminals, and users. ;-p -- PeterN There's a joke in that... Whatever, webservices and terminals are basically the thing. I was not being at all serious. -- PeterN |
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In article , PeterN
wrote: It strikes me as being bad form to let users have physical access to their computers and even worse form to allow them permissions to install anything on them. Bring back the mainframe I say. Many software publishers would like to see that happen. Except, what you call mainframe, they call the cloud. no they wouldn't. |
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On 2015-08-05 09:05:38 +0000, "J. Clarke" said:
In article 201508041741551393-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom, savageduck1 @{REMOVESPAM}me.com says... Le Snip That doesn't seem to be the case. Duck, don't engage. PLEASE. You might have noticed that I have refrained from further comment in this thread. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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In article ,
Rich A wrote: On Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at 5:48:43 PM UTC-4, nospam wrote: In article , Eric Stevens wrote: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08..._exploit_wild/ enough with the register's linkbait bull**** BBC: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33798303 CNN: http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/04/tech...bug/index.html Good to know, but that should not cloud the fact that the OSX is the safest proprietary OS out there. -- mars for android m |
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On 8/5/2015 2:30 PM, nospam wrote:
In article , PeterN wrote: It strikes me as being bad form to let users have physical access to their computers and even worse form to allow them permissions to install anything on them. Bring back the mainframe I say. Many software publishers would like to see that happen. Except, what you call mainframe, they call the cloud. no they wouldn't. The all knowing speaks again, for all publishers. -- PeterN |
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On 8/5/2015 10:56 PM, android wrote:
PeterN Wrote in message: On 8/5/2015 1:27 PM, android wrote: PeterN Wrote in message: On 8/5/2015 12:05 PM, android wrote: PeterN Wrote in message: On 8/5/2015 7:06 AM, AnthonyL wrote: snip It strikes me as being bad form to let users have physical access to their computers and even worse form to allow them permissions to install anything on them. Bring back the mainframe I say. Many software publishers would like to see that happen. Except, what you call mainframe, they call the cloud. Bring back dumb terminals. -- PeterN iPads? There is a distinction between terminals, and users. ;-p -- PeterN There's a joke in that... Whatever, webservices and terminals are basically the thing. I was not being at all serious. -- PeterN Have a drink then.. Good idea! There is still a lot of sake in my bottle at my favorite sushi bar. -- PeterN |
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"Savageduck" wrote in message
news:2015080517545538981-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom... On 2015-08-05 09:05:38 +0000, "J. Clarke" said: In article 201508041741551393-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom, savageduck1 @{REMOVESPAM}me.com says... Le Snip That doesn't seem to be the case. Duck, don't engage. PLEASE. You might have noticed that I have refrained from further comment in this thread. Until now |
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In article , "PAS"
wrote: "Savageduck" wrote in message news:2015080517545538981-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom... On 2015-08-05 09:05:38 +0000, "J. Clarke" said: In article 201508041741551393-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom, savageduck1 @{REMOVESPAM}me.com says... Le Snip That doesn't seem to be the case. Duck, don't engage. PLEASE. You might have noticed that I have refrained from further comment in this thread. Until now He was not commenting the issue but strictly off topic... -- teleportation kills |
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In article ,
Rich A wrote: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08..._exploit_wild/ enough with the register's linkbait bull**** BBC: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33798303 CNN: http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/04/tech...bug/index.html more sensationalistic bull****. the risk of it affecting people is *very* low and requires user action. apple has already blocked it by revoking the certificate which means the user has to jump through more hoops. an patch is in the next system update which will be released soon. |
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In article , PeterN
wrote: It strikes me as being bad form to let users have physical access to their computers and even worse form to allow them permissions to install anything on them. Bring back the mainframe I say. Many software publishers would like to see that happen. Except, what you call mainframe, they call the cloud. no they wouldn't. The all knowing speaks again, for all publishers. as if you do? selling apps is big business. apps use the cloud. apps are not going away. |
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