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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Date: 22 Sep 2015 18:23:20 GMT
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On 2015-09-22, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <91777a714f0d3c05732c6cc8035a09ba@remailer.cpunk.us>, Jack
> Ryan <noreply@remailer.cpunk.us> wrote:
>
>> >> Apple can delete apps from your device without your permission?   I'm
>> >> sure glad I'm not an Apple customer... I'd rather risk malware than just
>> >> rent my devices from Apple, Inc...
>> >
>> > apple said they would remove an app only in extreme situations. no such
>> > situation has occurred yet.
>> >
>> > google can also delete apps from android devices for the same reason,
>> > but unlike apple, google *has* removed some apps.
>> 
>>   Doesn't make any difference. 
>
> yes it does.
>
> you can't bash only apple for having the ability when google *also* has
> the ability *and* has used it whereas apple has *not*.
>
> that makes google a bigger offender than apple.

It also makes "Jack Ryan" a bit of a hypocrite.

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