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Friday, October 19, 2007
Can’t We All Just Get Along
Two troubling acts against users of technology; one resolved, one not.
When Apple issued its first software update in September for the iPhone, it inserted some coding to disable unofficial programs installed on the jazzy new phones without Apple’s approval.
This week, Apple finally caved to criticism from independent software developers and iPhone users, and will allow programmers to work directly on the iPhone. It will put out a developers toolkit in February for just that purpose.
Perhaps more troubling than Apple’s stinginess is Comcast’s attempt to block or delay uploads of filing-sharing programs. And it makes it look like the block is coming from the other receiving computer:
With the consolidation of Internet providers, net neutrality, or the equal treatment of Internet traffic such as file-sharing and email, is becoming a worry. Here’s a site that talks about the issue in greater detail, and you can decide for yourself if you want to get involved: click on link.